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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVENTIONAL CARIBOU   1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1120 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL BRING A FEW CLOUDS TO THE CONVENTIONAL CARIBOU BURN
SITE...BUT A LACK OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. THE REST OF THE WEEK
SHOULD BE DRY AS WELL. A BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRING WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH THIN CLOUDS INCREASING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090526.CONVE.01/OTX