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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARELLING EAGLES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1238 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION AGAIN TODAY AS
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE. THE RIDGE WILL
WEAKEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
OREGON....BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS BY MONDAY TO THE BURN SITE. THE RIDGE REBOUNDS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83. 77 AT 1245 PDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. 27 PERCENT AT 1245 PDT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...HOEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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