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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
657 AM PDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE THE LAST CLEAR AND TRANQUIL DAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT BRINGING THE CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND
IMPROVED MIXING HEIGHTS. A MORE POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING BREEZY WINDS...WETTING RAINS...
AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
BY SUNDAY EVENING AT THE BURN SITE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH THROUGH 1000 PDT. BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (SOUTH) 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...WENATCHEE RIVER RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.PREST.02/OTX