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SPOT FORECAST FOR DISCOVERY...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1038 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS ALREADY PUSHING EAST AND BREAKING DOWN AS A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING SHIFTING AND
INCREASING WINDS TO THE BURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A GOOD
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. EXPECT A
15 DEGREE OR MORE COOL DOWN BY SATURDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
INCREASING. THE WEATHER WILL SETTLE DOWN SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 800 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.DISCO.01/OTX