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SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CREEK...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
615 AM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0603 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHERN CANADA AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT HAVE BROUGHT COOL...MOIST AIR INTO THE DISTRICTS. CONTINUED
UP-SLOPE FLOW ALONG WESTERLY FACING SLOPES WILL KEEP THE LOW
LEVELS VERY MOIST. WEAK INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND SATURDAY. ANY DEVELOPING
STORMS SHOULD BE QUITE MOIST. THE COOL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL BELOW NORMALS
AND A CONTINUED GOOD SHOT AT SEEING WETTING PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.COWCR.01/TFX