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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX PILES...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1119 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY SHOULD BE A DRY DAY AT THE PRESTON FOX PILES PROJECT. A SLOW
MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN
OVERNIGHT. BY TOMORROW...RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS BY SATURDAY
COULD BE UPWARDS OF AN INCH. SNOW LEVELS WILL WELL ABOVE
THE BURN SITE...SO ALL PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL
FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1800 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOING SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091015.PREST.01/OTX