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SPOT FORECAST FOR SABLE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
955 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...THUNDER POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOLLOWING BY GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY...

WARMER AND DRIER AIR WILL TEMPORARILY MOVE OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND
PRODUCE A SHORT BREAK IN THE WEATHER BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT
OVERTAKES THE AREA TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT...WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDER AS WELL. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON
THURSDAY BEHIND THIS FRONT. ONCE THIS TROUGH EXITS THURSDAY
NIGHT...A COLD UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
AND PRODUCE MUCH COOLER WEATHER AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6200
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 9 PM...THEN
                    WEST WIND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...FALLING TO 2900 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH ON SURROUNDING RIDGES.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.SABLE.01/OTX