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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST DOUGL AS...USFS-METHOW VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
706 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLDER WEATHER WILL PRODUCE HIGHER HUMIDITIES THAN WEDNESDAY...IN
ADDITION TO LESS GUSTY WINDS. THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS
NORTH IDAHO...WITH THE BURN SITE BEING SPARED AT IGNITION TIME.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY BUT REMAIN
LESS GUSTY THAN YESTERDAY. THE COOL AND SHOWERY REGIME IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WARMING SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 4 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...DEE TOWNSEND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.EASTD.02/OTX