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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDE CREEK...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
326 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DESCENT ON THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT
AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR
SEASONAL NORMS...LIGHT WINDS AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS EACH DAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION NEXT THURSDAY WITH
CONDITIONS RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL BY FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND EVENING
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 8000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPS:70-73.
         MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY:25-30 PERCENT.
         WIND (20) FOOT: NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                         SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.SLIDE.01/OTX