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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRITZ DEMO 22...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
431 PM PDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK SYSTEM THAT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TO THE NORTH OF THE
AREA TONIGHT WILL DO LITTLE TO WEAKEN THE INVERSIONS NEAR THE BURN
SITE WITH A STRONG GRADIENT IN TEMPERATURES AND RH FROM THE VALLEYS
TO MID-SLOPES. DRY CONDITIONS WITH DIURNAL TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTH
OF THE AREA SATURDAY...AND WHILE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM
IT...WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY.  MUCH WETTER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WITH THE
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARRIVE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO
                    12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...JIM CORVINO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090924.FRITZ.01/OTX