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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD MINE...SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
912 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.SHERW.01/OTX