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SPOT FORECAST FOR RICKEY POINT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
434 PM PDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 18.
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 AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE FRIDAY. 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 TEMPERATURES
...WINDY CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY WEDNESDAY.
TIMING WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE TRICKY AT THE VERY LEAST.


.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...AARON ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.RICKE.01/OTX