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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCHES 35 36...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
654 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER ABNORMALLY COLD DAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. A SLOW WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT
RISE ABOVE AVERAGE UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES SATURDAY WITH A QUICK MOVING PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CONNALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.DITCH.01/OTX