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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
703 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES THIS MORNING.
BY LATE MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
QUICKLY BY LATE EVENING...AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT
UP-SLOPE WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES TO THE FOREST MOUNTAIN PROJECT ON
FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    27 MPH IN THE EVENING. WIND DECREASING TO
                    2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH BY MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110421.FORES.01/OTX