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SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE CREEK UNDERBURN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1020 AM PDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
AS A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF SHOWERS FRIDAY
MORNING TO THE BURN SITE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FOR
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING MUCH COOLER...WINDY CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
BY WEDNESDAY. TIMING WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE TRICKY AT THE VERY
LEAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...INCREASING HIGH THIN CLOUDS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT THE TOP OF THE BURN...64 NEAR THE LAKE.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT THE TOP OF THE BURN...52 NEAR THE LAKE.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.COYOT.01/OTX