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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN WUI  301...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
959 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY. THIS WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND SUPPORT SHOWERS
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND BREEZY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION BEGINNING SUNDAY...WITH A VERY COOL LOW
SETTING UP OVER THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL KEEP THE WEATHER COOL AND UNSETTLED THROUGH AT LEAST THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE BUT INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW/GRAUPEL SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING
                    10 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH SUNSET...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW/GRAUPEL
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...LONNIE CAWSTO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090425.SWIMP.01/OTX