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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST GUIDE  2...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
959 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT OFF THE WEST
COAST  OF WASHINGTON. TODAY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER WITH GENERAL
EASTERLY WINDS.  RAIN WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
BEST CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. BANDS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...EAST 7 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1400 PDT...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOP...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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