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SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN COMPOUND RX...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
127 PM MDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON MAY GENERATE AN ISOLATED SHOWER
OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...OTHERWISE MAINLY DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH DIURNAL
INSTABILITY AND INCREASING PACIFIC MOISTURE. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...ALYSSA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.LINCO.01/TFX