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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
104 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1310 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA INTO
NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY. WINDS INITIALLY LIGHT AND FROM THE
NORTHWEST WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT...VEERING
TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND EASTERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE REGION. A FEW AFTERNOON
CUMULUS ARE POSSIBLE...OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE MAINLY SUNNY THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. BREEZY EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 12
                    MPH AROUND 1500.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17
                    MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...FIRE OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090604.LIONC.02/TFX