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SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERS CREEK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1204 AM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2337 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS RAPIDLY BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL KEEP THE SURFACE GRADIENT AND INCREASED
WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT MUCH WARMER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
STRENGTHENS. BY WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS MUCH AS 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY APPROACHING THE
LOWER TEENS. AFTER THIS MORNING WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY DIURNAL
SLOPE WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUST TO 20
                    MPH...DECREASING ONLY A LITTLE OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH THROUGH
                    1100...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AFTER 1200.
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.PETER.01/OTX