FNUS75 KBYZ 191520
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POVERTY FLATS...BIGHORN NATL. FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
920 AM MDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS SET UP OVER THE AREA AND WILL
PROVIDE FOR A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY TODAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE MID 50S. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH
RH'S TODAY LOWERING INTO THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL
ONLY BRING INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON
THURSDAY WITH HIGHS AGAIN IN THE MID 50S. WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A WEAK SURFACE FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE BURN SITE. RICHMOND

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...JANOS CZABAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.POVER.01/BYZ