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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
840 AM MDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SEASONALLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOUT 5
DEGREES AND HUMIDITY VALUES DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT. NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...FIRE OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.LIONC.01/TFX