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SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER WUI...USFS CLE ELUM RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
640 AM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TODAY AS WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OVER
THE FIRE. DESPITE THE WEAKENING WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW. FOLLOWING BRIEF WARMING MONDAY...A STRONG
COLDFRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY AND PRODUCE COOLER
WEATHER...GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LIGHT NON-WETTING RAINS.

SPECIAL REMARKS: A DRY FORECAST MONDAY. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
RAINFALL OF .04 ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES ONLY. WE SHOULD SEE A STRONG RAIN
SHADOW DEVELOP BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY.
RAIN AMOUNTS JUST TO THE WEST CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST WILL BE
AS MUCH AS .25. THE BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WEST WINDS
INCREASING BY MONDAY EVENING DOWN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    EAST 3 TO 5 MPH BY 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY 11 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 350 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO
                    8 MPH BY NOON...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH (WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH) BY 6 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090927.REECE.01/OTX