FNUS75 KBYZ 091131
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH...BHF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
531 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING BUT EXPECT A FEW MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...THE SUN WILL STILL FILTER THROUGH THESE CLOUDS. WINDS
WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AS EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 5 TO
15 MPH RANGE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE
BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE MAIN
IMPACT FROM THE FRONT WILL BE A SHIFT TO GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AS
THE FRONT PASSES. THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING
AROUND SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...TODD LEGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.BENCH.03/BYZ