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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCHARD A...USDA-FOREST SERVICE WENATCHEE RIVER RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
746 AM PDT SUN MAY 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY AS WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE REGION. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL QUICKLY
RETURN MONDAY. SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BUT THE MAIN
WEATHER FEATURE. WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. COOLER
THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND INTERMITTENT SHOWERS WILL LINGER
OVER THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100502.ORCHA.02/OTX