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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG WASHINGTON 5...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
956 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY AND BENIGN WEATHER OVER
THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT
IS QUITE LIKELY TO BRING THE FIRST SNOWFALL TO MANY LOCATIONS
INCLUDING THE BURN AREA TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091028.BIGWA.01/OTX