FNUS75 KBYZ 071448
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW AGENCY WUI...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
748 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH NO
PRECIPITATION. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING AND SWITCH TO
THE WEST BY NOON TIME. THESE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THE DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE TONIGHT AND WILL BRING ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER DISTURBANCE ON FRIDAY
WHICH WILL BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE IN THE LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE TODAY
AND FRIDAY WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130307.CROWA.01/BYZ