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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE...BLM LEWISTOWN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
533 AM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY. CONDITIONS BECOME MORE UNSETTLED ON
FRIDAY. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS
CENTRAL MT FRI MORNING. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT
BUT WINDS WILL SWITCH TO EASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH.
SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FRIDAY
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND(20FT)..........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...FIRE OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.LIONC.02/TFX