000
FNUS75 KBYZ 141747
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER COOKSTOVE...BIA CROW FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1047 AM MST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLDER AIR AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS
AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED BACK INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE DAY AROUND 20 DEGREES. NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL DECREASE THIS
EVENING. EXPECT THE SNOW TO PERSIST ALL DAY AND INTO MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE LESS SNOW AND A WARM UP IN TEMPERATURES
AS THE ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO MOVE BACK INTO THE DAKOTAS. BORSUM


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. 2-3 INCH ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY
                    OVERNIGHT. 2 INCH ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.UPPER.01/BYZ

000
FNUS75 KBYZ 141454
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIDE PILE BURN...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
754 AM MST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLDER AIR AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS
AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED BACK INTO THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES BUT SPEEDS
WILL DECREASE. EXPECT THE SNOW TO PERSIST ALL DAY AND INTO MUCH OF
THE NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE LESS SNOW AND A WARM UP IN
TEMPERATURES AS THE ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO MOVE BACK INTO THE
DAKOTAS. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST.

$$
FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.WESTS.01/BYZ