FNUS75 KBYZ 041958
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BILLINGS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
158 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1446 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON.
CLOUDS AROUND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE BY 4 PM AND THIS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM A BIT MORE. AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND
WINDS INCREASE...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 14 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA AROUND 8 PM. THIS
FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND WILL GUST TO 30 MPH
FOR A COUPLE HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER
WITH A NORTH WIND. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WITH A DECENT CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN EVENT
IN THE FORM OF WET SNOW. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. TWH

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WNIDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 28 MPH AROUND 8 PM. WINDS TURNING TO THE
                    NORTH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...MARK HEPPLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.POMPE.01/BYZ