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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT COUNTY COMPLEX...WFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
427 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1706 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SLACKEN AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST AND WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITES ON SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE TO MEAN
DRY AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. YET THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHTER THAN FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...KYLE FOREMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090821.GRANT.02/OTX