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SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPOLEON...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
116 PM PDT TUE OCT 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH
WARMER AND DRIER THAN AVERAGE CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.
SOME MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM TE SOUTH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT PRECIPITATION FRIDAY. THEN EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2700 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KOENEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.NAPOL.01/OTX