FNUS75 KBYZ 251339
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
739 AM MDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS
THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR SOME BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER POSSIBLE.
NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BY THIS
AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL TONIGHT AND
INTO WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TAKE OVER BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY READINGS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
HIGH THROUGH THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
                    DECREASING CLOUDS LATE.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER EARLY. OTHERWISE...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.BENCH.02/BYZ