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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION COULEE...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
632 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND
SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION BY TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83...68 AT IGNITION
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT...40 TO 45 PERCENT AT IGNITION
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...KRISTOPHER GEORGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.LIONC.01/TFX