FNUS75 KBYZ 261711 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK RX - UNIT 1...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1111 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THURSDAY SHOULD BE A WARM DAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 DEGREES AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. ERRATIC WINDS NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER OVER 80 PERCENT BY FRIDAY MORNING. LEACH/TESAR .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0% MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHERLY WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND NOON AND TURNING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND NOON AND TURNING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT. MIXING WINDS........ SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH/TESAR REQUESTED BY...AMY LANCASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110428.MILLE.01/BYZ