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SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH LOOP 14 PILES...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1043 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS PRIME FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION WITH PEAK HEATING
THIS AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OUT ON WEDNESDAY
WITH A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. BY SUNDAY-MONDAY
TEMPERATURES COULD BE AS MUCH AS 10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS...SNOW
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.FISHL.01/OTX