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SPOT FORECAST FOR MU 2 PONDS 1 2 3...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
838 AM PST MON MAR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

INSTABILITY SHOWERS MAY REACH THE BURN AREA TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH EXITS EASTERN WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GOOD MIXING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.
A WARM FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN SITE BY LATE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................0
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EARLY
                    EVENING RAIN SHOWER.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NEAR CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................0.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
                    BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................0
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JOHN JANAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110307.MU2PO.01/OTX