FNUS75 KBYZ 121441
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPARK...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
841 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0822 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO
THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AT THE FIRE SITE BEFORE NOON THIS MORNING. A
PERIOD OF SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT
AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THOUGH NOT A
CERTAINTY AS THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SCATTERED. EXPECT WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS TO BE GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY ONCE THE WIND SHIFT
OCCURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING
                    AROUND NOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    BETWEEN 10-11 AM THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    BEFORE NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5-15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...TRACY SPANG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120412.SPARK.01/BYZ