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SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCHARD 2 TIPTOP...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1045 AM PDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS MAY OCCUR AROUND AND OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY
AND AGAIN TOMORROW AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE AREA.
THE PRESSURE PATTERN WILL REMAIN WEAK WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TO CONTINUE MOST OF THE TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE OR WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.ORCHA.01/OTX