FNUS75 KBYZ 131811
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETHIEF PILES...BILLINGS FO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1111 AM MST WED FEB 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE WINDY WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR RIDGE TOP LEVEL. SEVERAL
DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE SITE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT WITH LESS WIND EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ON THURSDAY WITH HUMIDITIES MAINLY IN
THE 30S. TWH


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...LEROY EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130214.HORSE.01/BYZ