FNUS75 KBYZ 161549
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
949 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING WILL SWITCH
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT LATER THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT THE BURN SITE
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL BE WET.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL RESULT IN GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO MID 60S TODAY...RESULTING IN RH
VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TUESDAY
BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH INCREASED RH VALUES DUE TO MOISTURE
MOVING INTO THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GILSTAD/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BOB FARRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.POMPE.01/BYZ