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SPOT FORECAST FOR WENATCHEE RIVER HAND PILES...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1210 PM PDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA UNTIL
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. THE RIDGE
WILL BREAK DOWN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ALLOWING A STRONG
COLD FRONT TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT COOLING AND BREEZY WEST WINDS. IT WILL ALSO
BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS THOROUGH 1400
                    THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...JIM DUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.WENAT.01/OTX