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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
615 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA CURRENTLY OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST
WILL MEANDER TOWARD THE PROPOSED PROJECT TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT
IN MORE COOL AND WET WEATHER WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION
THROUGH THE DAY. BY LATE EVENING...THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL
WANE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY
DELIVER GUSTY WINDS TO THE NEARBY RIDGETOPS. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED
ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS
                    MORNING.THEN SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.ERRATIC
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. PARTIAL CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS
                    WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.PREST.01/OTX