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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
239 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH BREEZY EAST
WINDS CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE BURN AREA WITH WINDS
TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST SATURDAY MORNING AND BACKING TO THE
NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUD-COVER WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MUCH COOLER AND WETTER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH STEADY LIGHT RAIN IN THE
MORNING DIMINISHING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH..BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...FIRE OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090605.LIONC.01/TFX