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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOMKE 3...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1050 AM PDT FRI JUL 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1022 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TODAY AND TOMORROW ACROSS THE BURN
SITE...WITH TEMPERATURES 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY SATURDAY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LINGERING OFF THE COAST WILL BRING IN ENOUGH MOISTURE
TO SUPPORT SOME AFTERNOON CONVECTION...MAINLY ALONG THE CREST TODAY
AND SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
INLAND. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. EXPECT A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY
HEAVY RAIN ...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. CONDITIONS RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THE
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BUILDING CUMULUS WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500
                    AND MAINLY NEAR THE CREST.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY. A FEW CUMULUS BUILD UPS WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE CREST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 2 TO 4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090710.DOMKE.01/OTX