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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK  5...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
930 AM PDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE PATTERN CHANGE IS WELL UNDER WAY TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEK.
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION AND
WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND THIS
EVENING WITH CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES. ON TUESDAY A STRONG
COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN WITH A VERY WET DAY EXPECTED. THE
UNSETTLED AND COOLER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK. A MUCH COOLER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.SPRIN.01/OTX