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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
652 AM PDT SAT MAR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS
TO THE MUD POTATO PROJECT TODAY. A MOIST FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING
INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN ON SUNDAY. THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK
WILL BRING COOLER...WETTER...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS
WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY HAVE
THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING DRY DAYS NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK...
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO
3000 FEET. LOWS IN THE 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. HIGHS AROUND 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO GARIBAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.MUDPO.01/OTX