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SPOT FORECAST FOR CURIOUS BRUIN...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
446 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

***THIS FORECAST IS VALID FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. PLEASE RE-SUBMIT
FORECAST REQUEST WITH FRESH AND CURRENT OBSERVATIONS 1/2 HOUR
BEFORE BURN TIME TOMORROW FOR AN UPDATED FORECAST. ***


A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT
WITH A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN. SATURDAY
WILL BE WARMER THAN TODAY AS THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS
OVER THE BURN AREA. A WEAK DISTURBANCE SATURDAY WILL PROMOTE
SOME SUBSTANTIAL CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE BURN AREA...BUT THIS CHANCE WILL
BE SMALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CUMULUS
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 3
                    PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 11 AM. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.


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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...GRASHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.CURIO.01/OTX