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SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
952 AM PDT SUN JUL 11 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

AN UNUSUALLY STRONG SUMMER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
SITE MONDAY AND GENERATE STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH FROM
THE WEST LIKELY. IGNITIONS IN FINE FUELS LIKE GRASSES AND BRUSH
WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN ON MONDAY SINCE HEAVIER FUELS MAY NOT
BE FULLY CURED BY MONDAY. DESPITE MARGINAL VALUES FOR HUMIDITY AND
FUEL DRYNESS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE THIS EVENT A HIGH IMPACT
EVENT. TUESDAY WILL BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL TOWARD THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THOUGH 2 PM...THEN
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL BY 230 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO WEST 6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN WEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6800
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100711.MISSI.01/OTX