FNUS75 KBYZ 091249
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER CREEK RX...USFS CNF ASHLAND R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
649 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND
WILL PROVIDE A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY THROUGH THE MORNING. A FEW HIGH
CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT THEY WILL NOT KEEP
TEMPERATURES FROM REACHING THE LOWER 80S. WARM DRY CONDITIONS
WILL ALLOW RH'S TO FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT SOUTH TODAY...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE BURN SITE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH 15 TO
25 MPH EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER THURSDAY WITH
HIGHS IN THE 60S AND RH'S ONLY FALLING INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...THEODORE FRAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.TIMBE.02/BYZ