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SPOT FORECAST FOR SITDOWN HFR 002...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
938 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.....68 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 54 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT BOTTOM. 36 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH
                    1300 PDT...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
                    15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10
                    TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 42 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOP...SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...STEVE LARAMIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.SITDO.01/OTX