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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE RX...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
346 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE THIS EVENING DUE TO
DAYTIME INSTABILITY AND HEATING. ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY
SUNSET. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES
ACROSS THE REGION...THIS MAY CREATE ISSUES WITH SMOKE DISPERSION
TONIGHT BUT DEEP MIXING ON SATURDAY WILL HELP WITH THIS CONCERN. MLS

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 3 TO 8.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITRY FOR JUNE 12 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         75    122 PM  95    1976  78     -3       75
  MINIMUM         51    435 AM  38    1985  55     -4       65
  AVERAGE         63                        66     -3       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.57 2008   0.14  -0.14     2.57
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      1.55  -0.16    10.40
  SINCE JUN 1      1.39                      1.55  -0.16    10.40
  SINCE JAN 1     18.14                     12.96   5.18    27.32

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     72.0                      49.9   22.1    101.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         2      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        38     18        7
  SINCE JUN 1     56                        38     18        7
  SINCE JUL 1   7505                      7468     37     7444

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        5
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        36    -36       50
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        36    -36       50
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        75    -59       52
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM
 LOWEST     38           100 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 12 2009..........SUNRISE   517 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT
JUNE 13 2009..........SUNRISE   517 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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