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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH EVANS HANDPILES...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1004 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY AND COLD AIR OVER THE
PROPOSED BURN . THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL END ON SATURDAY. A
WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH AND A COLD FRONT MOVES
IN FROM THE NORTH. THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE NORTHERN FRONT...RESULTING IN COOL CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A MUCH BETTER CHANCE
FOR HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH OVERCAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST-SOUTH
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KOENEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091211.NORTH.01/OTX