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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
650 AM PDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS TO THE MUD POTATO PROJECT.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN
INCH. THE BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS WILL BE LATE IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR
SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY
BECOME GUSTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. BEST CHANCES BETWEEN
                    1000 PDT AND 1500 PDT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    THROUGH 1800 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.OUTLOOK THROUGH SUNDAY...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. WEST
WIND 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. UPSLOPE/
UPVALLEY WIND 2 TO 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE 50S.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.MUDPO.02/OTX