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SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM CREEK WUI  808...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
911 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WITH
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
SCATTERED SHOWERS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A GRADUAL WIND SHIFT
TO SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH THICKENING HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    BY DAWN.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.JIMCR.01/OTX