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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACKTAIL...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
926 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR ONE MORE DAY...RESULTING
IN MORE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. THEN A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE
BURN SITE NEAR NOON. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES...A RAPID INCREASE
IN WIND AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUESDAY. A
 FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THE WEATHER WILL
TURN DRIER WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
AS WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT GIVES WAY TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1000...BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER BORG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.LITTL.02/OTX