FNUS75 KBYZ 291444
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGE GRASS C  WUI...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
844 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING INCREASED WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON BEGINNING AROUND MIDDAY...BUT
SOME MUCH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWER ACTIVITY WHICH
WILL DEVELOP FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. COOLER
TEMPS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...
                    MAINLY AFTER 2 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    10-20 MPH BY NOON...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    15-25 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    10-20 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWER ACTIVITY
                    UNTIL SUNSET.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.LODGE.01/BYZ