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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIGHT COULEE...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
703 AM MDT FRI AUG 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0650 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN
MONTANA WILL MAKE SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS EASTWARD TODAY.
MOISTURE OVER THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH INSTABILITY FROM THE
TROUGH TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST STORMS SHOULD BE WET...WITH A FEW
CELLS PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY EVEN SMALL
HAIL. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY AND VARIABLE
WINDS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT OVERALL. TROUGH MOVES DOWNSTREAM
TONIGHT WITH CLEARING AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110805.RIGHT.01/TFX