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SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RIDGE  NASTY UNITS...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
228 PM PDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1440 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE REPLACING BY INCREASING CLOUDS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE PUSHES THROUGH
THE REGION. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGE TOPS NEAR
THE CREST...BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON THE
LOWER SLOPES TONIGHT. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE FRIDAY
INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONGER AND WETTER WEATHER SYSTEM. THE LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL BE COME MORE NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.NATAP.01/OTX