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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
422 AM PDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXIST OVER THE PROPOSED BURN TODAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED DRY WEATHER WITH LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT AND
ASSOCIATED STORM SYSTEM WILL INCREASE WETTING RAIN CHANCES ON
THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS OR LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET
OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
30S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.

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FORECASTER...AC
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.MUDPO.01/OTX