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SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH TANK...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
544 AM PDT TUE MAY 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES TODAY
AND LINGER INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL RESULT IN DIURNAL
WINDS AND THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE WARM WEATHER
WILL BRIEFLY COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND ON
FRIDAY...BUT ALSO EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DAILY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110510.FISHT.01/OTX