FNUS75 KBYZ 031349
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BILLINGS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
749 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE WARM AND DRY AT THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND A
FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN
EVEN WARMER DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH MORE GUSTS OVER 25 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY AGAIN AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING...AS A DRY COLD FRONT COULD CAUSE A SHIFT OF WINDS TO
THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
SCHULTZ/BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT 6 TO 10 MPH BY
                    MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ/TESAR
REQUESTED BY...CHAD CULLUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.POMPE.02/BYZ