FNUS75 KBYZ 142053
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK UNIT 14...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
253 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FAST ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE
BURN SITE WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH. THESE
WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOMORROW
WITH A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT WITH 5 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS. WINDS
WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN AS STRONG RIDGE TOP WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE 30 PERCENT
RANGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH GOOD RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS RASMUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121015.BATTL.01/BYZ