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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDERBERRY NORTH...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
951 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY RESULTING IN
ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL DROP OUT OF CANADA TONIGHT AND WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS
AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CASCADES CREST ON SATURDAY...THESE
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY. A SERIES OF WEATHER
DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP THE WEATHER COOL AND UNSETTLED THROUGH AT
LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY UP-SLOPE WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.ELDER.01/OTX