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SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAM WEST PILES...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1114 AM PDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL DETERIORATE LATE TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION.
SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4-5 INCHES
POSSIBLE BY MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE
BURN AREA BETWEEN 1200-1400 FRIDAY. THIS WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION
TO SHOWERS...BUT ALSO RESULT IN CHANGING AND GUSTY WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 NEAR THE TOP OF THE UNIT...51 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT NEAR THE TOP AND 38 PERCENT AT THE
                    BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF
                    SNOW NEAR MORNING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING DRAINAGE AFTER 1900...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. 3-5 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MID-DAY.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 AT THE TOP AND 40 NEAR THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.COWCA.02/OTX