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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
723 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO THE MUD POTATO PROJECT TODAY...TONIGHT...
AND TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TODAY WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN
A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN WILL BE
LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 1300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.MUDPO.01/OTX