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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMAN 16...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1017 AM PDT WED MAY 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PROPOSED BURN PROJECT
TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RIDGE WILL DELIVER WARMING
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS STABILIZATION
WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER WITH JUST A FEW FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS IN
THE AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING OBSERVATIONS FROM YESTERDAY AND THIS
MORNING. VERY HELPFUL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION 69.TOP ELEVATION 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO
                    5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION 70. TOP ELEVATION 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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