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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 MILE BUTCH CAMP...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
820 AM MDT MON JUL 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0748 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH ONLY SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A STRAY RAINSHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. STRONG UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG US/CAN BORDER TODAY...CAUSING WINDS
TO INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE DAY. SHARP SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL PASS OVER FIRE SITE AROUND 8PM THIS EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO
THE WEST AND REMAINING GUSTY INTO TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES WITH
SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 4O MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUD COVER WITH CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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