FNUS75 KBYZ 261340
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
740 AM MDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM IS WELL TO THE SOUTH NOW OF THE BURN SITE. THERE
MAY BE AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER OVER THE TERRAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH
THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE MOST OF THE THICKER CLOUD COVER WILL
REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE ON THE COOL SIDE WITH RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THURSDAY WITH CONDITIONS A
LITTLE WARMER AND LOWER HUMIDITY READINGS. WESTERLY FLOW WILL BE
INCREASING BY TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP. BT


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AN ISOLATED MORNING SNOW SHOWER POSSIBLE...OTHERWISE
                    JUST SOME OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...TURNING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.BENCH.01/BYZ