FNUS75 KBYZ 211706
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MATHEWS...MILES CITY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1106 AM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL MAKE A SLIGHT SHIFT FROM SOUTHERLY TO MORE
OF A SOUTH-SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AS THEY INCREASE IN SPEED BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH BEGINNING BY ABOUT 2 PM MDT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY
WILL BE NEAR 20 PERCENT WITH HIGHS FROM 65 TO 70 DEGREES. THURSDAY WILL
BE WARMER WITH LOWER HUMIDITY...BUT WITH LESS POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS
AT THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SCHULTZ/CHAMBERS


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WILL BECOME
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 11
                    TO 17 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED AFTER
                    ABOUT 2 PM MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ/CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HANLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.MATHE.01/BYZ