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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRTHDAY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
505 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1655 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A DECENT CHANCE OF A
WETTING RAIN TO THE FIRE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A DRYING AND
WARMING TREND WILL START WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN...AND WILL
LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH NEAR THE RIDGES IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RIDGES IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...KATY MELUN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110926.BIRTH.01/OTX