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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE RX...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
829 AM MDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL MONTANA
TODAY AND PERSIST THRU EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...PRODUCING WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTH DAYS. LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BECOME MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY TOMORROW AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST AND A WEATHER
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LEADING EDGE OF MOISTURE FROM
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1500 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.LIONC.01/TFX