FNUS75 KBYZ 311553
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CONE SALE...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
853 AM MST THU JAN 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY TODAY WITH SNOW LIKELY THIS MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON BUT A CHANCE FOR SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY ISSUES. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH AN
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER POSSIBLE. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE DAY FRIDAY BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP
FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN
                    THE MORNING. THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    10 TO 20 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEARCOMEOUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130131.PINEC.01/BYZ