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SPOT FORECAST FOR OFF-SITE PONDEROSA PINE...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1055 AM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE LATE
TODAY ALONG THE CASCADES AND OVERNIGHT OVER THE PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN
TO EFFECT THE THE BURN AREA LATE SUNDAY. THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO
COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT THE TOP AND 72 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 25 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 8000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
                    MORNING
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 AT THE TOP AND 3 NEAR THE BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT NEAR THE TOP AND 94 PERCENT NEAR THE BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 AT THE TOP AND 76 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 22 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...BRECK HUDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.OFFSI.01/OTX