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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRTHDAY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
718 AM PDT MON SEP 12 2011


IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL DELIVER ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM AND
DRY DAY TO THE BURN AREA TODAY AND ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. A STEADY COOLING
TREND WILL RESULT WITH TEMPERATURES NEARING SEASONAL NORMALS
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH MIDDAY. RIDGETOP WIND WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...MARY ANN HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.BIRTH.02/OTX