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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
657 AM PDT SUN APR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE WITH DRY
CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. MONDAY WILL
ALSO BE DRY AND TRANQUIL...WITH THE NEXT MOIST STORM SYSTEM LIKELY
TO BRING WETTING RAINS TO THE BURN SITE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK

.TUESDAY...RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 38 TO 47 VALLEYS...31 TO
39 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 53 TO 63 VALLEYS...41 TO 51 MOUNTAINS.
SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 35 TO 41 VALLEYS...25 TO 35 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 50 TO
60 VALLEYS...37 TO 47 MOUNTAINS. WEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 34 TO 40 VALLEYS...24 TO
34 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 51 TO 61 VALLEYS...37 TO 47 MOUNTAINS. WEST
WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
35 TO 42 VALLEYS...26 TO 34 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 53 TO 63 VALLEYS...
40 TO 50 MOUNTAINS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 35 TO 43 VALLEYS...28 TO 35 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 58 TO
68 VALLEYS...46 TO 56 MOUNTAINS.

.8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR MAY 02 - 08, 2010

NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100425.MUDPO.01/OTX