FNUS75 KBYZ 291634
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MK PILE BURN...BEARTOOTH RD USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1034 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER A WARMER DAY TODAY WITH LIGHT CANYON DRIVEN WINDS...AN
APPROACHING DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE
BURN SITE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE NIGHT. A WETTING RAIN IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TONIGHT WILL BE VERY GOOD...BUT COULD SEE A PERIOD OF STRONGER
DOWNCANYON WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ASSOCIATED
WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE A SHIFT TO LIGHT UPCANYON BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT UPCANYON 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPCANYON 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING TURNING TO
                    SOUTHWEST OR DOWNCANYON AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH...BECOMING
                    LIGHT UPCANYON 3-7 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE RIDGETOPS.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...STOCKWELL  JEFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120529.MKPIL.01/BYZ