FNUS75 KBYZ 311533
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TERRY BENCH...MILES CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
933 AM MDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT EXPECTED TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE BURN SITE TODAY WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL BE SLIM DURING TODAYS BURNING PERIOD...BUT WILL
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR
WETTING RAIN AT THE BURN SITE AFTER 00Z...AND A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...TURNING MORE
WEST THROUGH THE DAY...WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN TODAY PRIOR TO
FRONTAL PASSAGE. RH VALUES WILL DIP SLIGHTLY TO THE MID 30S THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE...BUT SHOULD STABILIZE AND RISE AS
FRONT APPROACHES. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE
BURN SITE ON TUESDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 50
PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOL AND DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 20 MPH AND TURNING WEST THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.TERRY.01/BYZ