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SPOT FORECAST FOR TWO TAIL RX...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
951 AM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG YET DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND
GUSTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE RIDGE TOP COULD
APPROACH 30 MPH.  ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LAX OVERNIGHT
AND INTO SUNDAY...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER OVER THE FIRE
VIA SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST AND INCREASING TO TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING
                    30 MPH LATE OVER THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    OVER THE RIDGETOP .
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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