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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1053 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TODAY...TOMORROW...AND
WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN
LATE ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING A RETURN OF COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. UNTIL THEN...LOOK FOR GENTLE SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND AND AGAIN TOMORROW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.MUDPO.01/OTX