FNUS75 KBYZ 111225
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
625 AM MDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MINOR DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE SOME WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT
SHOWERS OF RAIN OR SNOW OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH MID MORNING
TODAY. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS THAN YESTERDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE REGION THE NEXT FEW DAYS LEADING TO A CONTINUED WARMING TREND
WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF MEASURABLE RAIN UNTIL THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT
WEEK. BT


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES EARLY TODAY.
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH....BECOMING UPSLOPE BY MIDDAY.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8450 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......575 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.BENCH.01/BYZ