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SPOT FORECAST FOR SO  CLE ELUM RIDGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1029 AM PDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT PASSING OVER THE PROPOSED PROJECT THIS MORNING WILL BRING
AN INCREASING WIND TREND AS WELL AS A DRYING TREND. THE THREAT OF
PRECIPITATION WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST
OR GENERALLY WEST OF THE PROJECT. FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BRINGING LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    OR SPRINKLES THROUGH 1300.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    18 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH. WIND DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL STARKOVICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.SOCLE.01/OTX