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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH COPPER DOWN  5...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
939 AM PDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 SOUTH COPPER DOWN
PROJECT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500 PDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH. WINDS LOCALLY
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.SOUTH.01/OTX