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SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAM 1 2...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
425 PM PDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
BURN AREA OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT..BUT NEAR NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY. THE
OCCASIONALLY BREEZY WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
PERSIST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. WINDS DECREASING TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. AT 11 AM...52.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. AT 11 AM... 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. AT 11 AM... SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. AT 11 AM... 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.COWCA.01/OTX