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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKET...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1132 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1109 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE DRY AIR MASS
ALONG WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE HAINES
INDEX TODAY.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON
SUNDAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WIND ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 22 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.BUCKE.01/OTX