FNUS75 KBYZ 031739
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CAMPROUND RX...BIA CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1139 AM MDT THU NOV 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AT THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING...WILL INCREASE
SLIGHTLY AND BECOME PREVAILING SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER
APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH GOOD RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM
RH VALUES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER AND TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER
ON FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A RAPID DROP IN
TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN SITE BY FRIDAY EVENING...AND
PRECIPITATION...PRIMARILY SNOW...CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY
                    LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.CROWC.01/BYZ