FNUS75 KBYZ 281538
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW AGENCY C  WUI...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
938 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...UNSEASONABLY WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...
...COLD FRONT TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD AGAIN TODAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 75.
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE. EXPECT GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. THURSDAY WILL
BE SLIGHTLY COOLER...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S...AND HUMIDITIES
DROPPING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. WINDS ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY SWITCH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
STC/ARTHUR

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
 MIXING HEIGHT......12100 FT AGL.
 MIXING WINDS.......SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH AROUND 10 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
                    35 MPH.
 MIXING HEIGHT......300 FT AGL.
 MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT
                    15 TO 35 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

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.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID DAY.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT
                    15 TO 30 MPH.
 MIXING HEIGHT......10500 FT AGL.
 MIXING WINDS.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT
                    15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR/CAMPBELL
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.CROWA.01/BYZ