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SPOT FORECAST FOR NASTY RX PILE BURN...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1245 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST TO EAST ZONAL FLOW WILL BE OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW WILL GENERATE
SHOWERS AT TIMES. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO RESULT IN
BREEZY/GUSTY WINDS. WINDS SHOULD PEAK LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BUT
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY ON THURSDAY...THEN
ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL DESCEND OVER THE REGION
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND LAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS...CUMULUS BUILDING AND
                    DISSIPATING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SHOWERS
                    LIKELY WITH ANY BUILD UPS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO
                    9 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111011.NASTY.01/OTX