FNUS75 KBYZ 141537
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETHIEF PILE BURN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
837 AM MST MON JAN 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...AND LIGHT SNOW OR
SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. THE CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY TUESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH
TODAY...WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 35 TO 40 MPH BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 35
PERCENT TODAY...WITH GOOD RECOVERIES TONIGHT. STC/RICHMOND

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    30 TO 40 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...CAMPBELL/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG HOWELLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130114.HORSE.01/BYZ