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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVENTIONAL CARIBOU  2  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1109 AM PDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 PDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SOME OF THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE
SPRING SO FAR TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY...TOMORROW...AND SATURDAY.
TOMORROW WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS MORE THAN 15
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. A WELL DEFINED THERMAL BELT WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT...LEADING TO FAIR TO POOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE MID-SLOPES NEAR THE BURN SITE. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY EVENING.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500 PDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH. WINDS LOCALLY
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.CONVE.01/OTX