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SPOT FORECAST FOR SABLE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
958 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0926 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE
BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE
FOUND...WITH DRY WEATHER AND POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE STARTS TO GIVE WAY TO LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT
LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS
DURING THE DAY AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...ALONG WITH COOLER WEATHER AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68 AT THE RIDGE AND 81 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT TOP AND 12 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT THE TOP AND 49 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090827.SABLE.01/OTX