FNUS75 KBYZ 181345
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FT HOWES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
745 AM MDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BURN SITE WILL SEE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SOME THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL TURN WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY WITH A COOL NORTHWEST WIND PREVAILING OVER THE SITE
AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE AGAIN A GOOD
BET BY MIDDAY THURSDAY AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BT


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SOME THUNDER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH SOME
                    AFTERNOON THUNDER POSSIBLE.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...TED FRAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.FTHOW.01/BYZ