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SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
855 AM PST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
...THEN WILL BREAK DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL BECOME WET THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE TODAY BUT IMPROVE ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PASSING HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING THEN MOSTLY
                    SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 NEAR THE LAKE AROUND 1330...46 AT
                    THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT NEAR THE LAKE...45 PERCENT NEAR THE
                    TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN LAKE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FEET AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE  AFTER 1800.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    OR SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING
                    LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...25
                    PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 NEAR THE LAKE AROUND 1330...48 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT NEAR THE LAKE...50 PERCENT NEAR
                    THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.COYOT.01/OTX