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SPOT FORECAST FOR DWELLING...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
933 AM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0907 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WARM AND
SUNNY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE MORNING
INVERSION WILL BREAK BY 1100 THIS MORNING...ALLOWING BREEZY WEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS BUT SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOENISCH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......5 TO 10 MPH....INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...BEN SCHUDEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.DWELL.01/TFX