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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMWATER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
642 PM PDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BEND DOWN TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY BUT NOT COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO AN
UPSTREAM WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL TRACK INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND FAIRLY
DRY ON MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FIRE MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BY MIDWEEK.

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...D NALLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.TUMWA.01/OTX