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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONSALUS...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
100 PM PDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY.
OUTSIDE A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM BRUSHING TO THE NORTH TOMORROW
WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE SUNDAY INTO
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN AND LIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.

NOTE: HAINES INDEX NOTED BELOW IS THE HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE...NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.  SWITCHING TO THE WEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    4 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.CONSA.01/OTX