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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVENTIONAL CARIBOU  16...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1216 PM PDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1220 PDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
TODAY AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS
WILL RESULT DRY WEATHER AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. TEMPERATURES
WILL SURGE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THURSDAY...FRIDAY...AND
SATURDAY. LOOK FOR STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS AND PRONOUNCED THERMAL
BELTS BY FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BY
                    2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 600 FEET OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090527.CONVE.02/OTX