FNUS75 KBYZ 121258
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
658 AM MDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RULE OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
WEEKEND. THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER AND SOME
THUNDER OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY. LOOK FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND AFTERNOON RH READINGS FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND MAYBE SOME THUNDER
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.BENCH.01/BYZ