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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1147 AM PDT MON OCT 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1116 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO NOSE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND
THROUGH THE WEEK. A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN FRIDAY...BUT THE MAIN AFFECT ON THE BURN AREA WILL BE
HIGH CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS.
OTHERWISE EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS...A VERY CHILLY NIGHT TONIGHT
AND A MINOR WARMING TREND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BY THE WEEKEND WE
ARE EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN WITH THAT DISTURBANCE...
THEN TURNING WET TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091005.PREST.01/OTX