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SPOT FORECAST FOR A-438...COEUR D ALENE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1053 AM PDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP A FAIRLY COLD AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE BURN AREA INTO TUESDAY. COOL AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY THEN A GENERAL
DRYING AND WARMING TREND WILL START ON THURSDAY THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT AS SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JOSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.A438_.01/OTX