FNUS75 KBYZ 061351
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEDICINE CREEK...USFS BIGHORN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
751 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL THIS MORNING. CHANCES WILL
INCREASE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
BIGHORNS DURING THIS TIME. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BRS


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120406.DRYME.01/BYZ