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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 WITH UPSLOPE WINDS
                    OF 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SEEMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090612.LIONC.02/TFX