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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
653 AM PDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON TODAY BRINGING NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND TRANQUIL WEATHER. BY SATURDAY...A FAST
MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND MORE
BREEZY WEATHER. SUNDAY WILL BE DRIER...WITH LESS WIND...TO ROUND
OUT THE WEEKEND. WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR THE START
OF THE WORK WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. AT 10 AM...52.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. AT 10 AM...49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.MUDPO.01/OTX