FNUS75 KBYZ 041325
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGE GRASS C WUI...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
725 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE UNSEASONABLY MILD WITH READINGS REACHING THE MID 70S THIS
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL BE QUITE LOW TODAY TOO WITH LEVELS
FALLING INTO THE TEENS. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH A SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE SITE
THIS EVENING...BY 8 PM MDT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH. THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITY LEVELS AND A STIFF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND. FRIDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND LOOKS COOL AND UNSETTLED WITH A DECENT CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. TWH


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 26 MPH. WINDS THEN TURNING NORTH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.LODGE.01/BYZ