FNUS75 KBYZ 161341
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK UNIT 14...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
741 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH
BEST CHANCE BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONGER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE
SKIES CLEAR OUT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE COLDER WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY SET UP ON
THE WEST SLOPE OF THE BIG HORNS...WHILE WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE
VERY LOW SHOULD ONE OF THESE BANDS SET UP OVER THE PROJECT AREA
PRECIPITATION COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING...NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED EVENING SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 TO 50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS RASMUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121016.BATTL.01/BYZ