FNUS75 KBYZ 141353 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWLOG...BIA, CROW AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 753 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE BURN SITE TODAY BRINGING ISOLATED MORNING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 50 TO 55 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE SITE TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 75 TO 80 PERCENT RANGE AND SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE SITE ON SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED MORNING RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE 45 TO 50 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH AND BECOME NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ARTHUR REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111014.SAWLO.01/BYZ