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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER
THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL BRING A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR VERY LIGHT SHOWERS OR AREAS OF SPRINKLES THIS
EVENING WITH WINDS REMAINING GENERALLY LIGHT. AN APPROACHING
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING RIDGE TOP AND MIXING LAYER
WINDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER BY LATE AFTERNOON. MPJ

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS  5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AFTER 3 PM MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP SLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.LIONC.02/TFX