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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWISTOWN PILES...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1056 AM MST WED JAN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MORNING CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL PREVAIL
TODAY BUT SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BECOMING
WINDY OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS  15 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110105.LEWIS.01/TFX