FNUS75 KBYZ 041402
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEDICINE CREEK...USFS BIGHORN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
802 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE DRY AT THE BURN SITE THE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WINDS ON
THURSDAY WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30
MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND IN EXPOSED AREAS. WINDS
AT THE RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL BE STRONGER...WITH SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT. THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY EVENING WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH INDICATIONS
THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL BY SATURDAY. SCHULTZ/TWH


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 T0 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ/HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.DRYME.01/BYZ