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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
652 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE MUD POTATO PROJECT
ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND QUITE GUSTY
BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY MID EVENING.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT
PASSES IN THE MID AFTERNOON.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY AND BREEZY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH THROUGH 1400 PDT...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 34 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH
                    THROUGH 1900 PDT. WIND DECREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WIND COULD BECOME VARIABLE AND GUSTY
                    AROUND AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. HIGHS AROUND 50. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
30S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
.FRIDAY...RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S.


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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO GARIBAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.MUDPO.02/OTX