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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
816 AM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CASCADES WILL PROVIDE LIGHT UPSLOPE EAST
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY BY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ON
WEDNESDAY WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA. EXPECT
A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN
1900 AND 2000 WEDNESDAY EVENING. COOL UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
LINGER OVER THE AREA THE REST OF THE WEEK.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1500.

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FORECASTER...AC/BT
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.FORES.01/OTX