FNUS75 KBYZ 281844
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED GRADE PILES RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1144 AM MST MON JAN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OCCASIONAL...BUT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BURN SITE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BURN SITE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL FOLLOW THAT FRONT. SCHULTZ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL...BUT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...BOB BUHR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130128.REDGR.01/BYZ