FNUS75 KBYZ 281530
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP CR  HAND PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
830 AM MST WED NOV 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY...WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY AT THE BURN SITE...WITH
CONTINUED STRONGER WINDS AT RIDGETOP. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE
BURN SITE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLD FRONT. RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 40 PERCENT TODAY...WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 30. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FOR
THURSDAY...WITH SIMILAR RH VALUES. AAG

.TODAY...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121128.SWAMP.01/BYZ