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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE RX...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
652 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY. EXPECT DRY WEATHER AND MILD CONDITIONS. ANY THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF BURN AREA FOR TODAY. THERE WILL BE
A CHANCE FOR STORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES A
BIT MORE UNSTABLE. EXPECT THE UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MOST DAYS.
BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SEEMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090613.LIONC.01/TFX