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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDE RIDGE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1141 AM PDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL PROMOTE DRY AND STABLE
CONDITIONS TODAY OVER THE BURN SITE WITH LIGHT WINDS. TONIGHT
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WITH INCREASING...THICKENING
AND LOWERING CLOUDS. WET SNOW ON THE BURN SITE WILL BECOME LIKELY
ON THURSDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW OR RAIN
SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING AND THICKENING CLOUDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101027.SLIDE.01/OTX