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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
713 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY...CENTERED MAINLY
ON NORTH IDAHO WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND A FEW
INCHES EVEN IN THE VALLEYS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DRY BREAK
ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM DUE IN LATE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO MORE NORMAL VALUES SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. 47 AT 11 AM.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. 45 PERCENT AT 11 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110426.FORES.01/OTX