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SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RIDGE  NASTY UNITS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
647 AM PDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF TWO WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL PASS ACROSS THE CASCADES
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF RAIN. WETTING RAINS
ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
LIKELY WITH BOTH FRONTS. BECAUSE OF THIS...MIXING HEIGHTS AND
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE INCREASED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. 58 AT 1100 PDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. 67 PERCENT AT 1100 PDT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT 1100 PDT...RISING TO 3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......490 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......490 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.NATAP.02/OTX