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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE ALDER UNIT PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
651 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW AND DRIZZLE TO THE BURN SITE
OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AWAY FROM THE REGION.
HOWEVER...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BREEZY
CONDITIONS...LOW CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS
OF IDAHO TODAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO THE SITE ON FRIDAY WITH SEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 23 TO 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...SARAH JEROME
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.BLUEA.01/OTX