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SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN COMPOUND...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
447 AM MDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BORDER NEAR DAYBREAK TODAY
THEN SPREAD TO THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT BUT WEAKEN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE LIGHT WEDNESDAY.
WEAK INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER 3 PM MDT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68...62 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT...35 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WILL BECOME NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON AND
                    NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NEAR 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KAISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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