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SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGEOUS DEVIL...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
614 PM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THIS WILL BRING DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO AVERAGE BY TUESDAY...AND
WEDNESDAY WILL TURN HOT. THE OUTLOOK SHOWS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTH IDAHO ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UP SLOPE/ UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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