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SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGEOUS DEVIL...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
542 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE GORGEOUS DEVIL
WILDFIRE. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS EXPECTED TO BE AT
CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS...AND WITH WINDS SUSTAINED ABOVE 15 MPH...
CONDITIONS WILL BE RIPE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY BEHIND THURSDAY'S FRONT. THE WEEKEND WILL BE CONTINUED COOL
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO NEAR
                    THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...EVAN RATCLIFFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100825.GORGE.02/OTX