FNUS75 KBYZ 191501
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW AGENCY COMPARTMENT WUI...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
901 AM MDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON AS A DISTURBANCE PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION.
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL CLEAR OUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. LIGHT
DRAINAGE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST BY MID
MORNING AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BY MID
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER DARK...TURNING SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 60 TODAY...WITH RH
VALUES IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVER THE BURN SITE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECT
LITTLE ASSOCIATED CWR. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TREND UPWARD
WITH HIGHS NEAR 70 FRIDAY...AND HIGHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL TREND DOWNWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DRAINAGE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    TURNING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY/GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.CROWA.01/BYZ