FNUS75 KBYZ 191304
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT HOWES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
704 AM MDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY AFTERNOON. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON FRIDAY. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...TED FRAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.FORTH.01/BYZ