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

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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A GOOD
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....COOLING TO 67 BY 6 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........RISING TO 50 PERCENT BY 6 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY 6 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 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.03/OTX