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SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN COMPOUND RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
947 AM MDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL YIELD MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...HOWEVER
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AND MOISTURE LATER THIS AFTERNOON MAY
CAUSE AN ISOLATED SHOWER. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME WESTERLY
AND BREEZY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO 20 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
                    IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...BOUE MACY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.LINCO.01/TFX