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SPOT FORECAST FOR DISCOVERY...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1153 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1126 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY BRINGING WITH IT THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. AS IT MOVES EASTWARD FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT...MORE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FLOW DOWN THE GAPS
IN THE TERRAIN STARTING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.DISCO.01/OTX