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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPARIAN  4 SW...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1037 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE NEXT WEEK. WEDNESDAY WILL DAWN WITH LIGHT RAIN OVER THE BURN
AREA...BUT RAIN WILL TAPER OFF BY 8 AM OR 9 AM. THE REST OF THE
DAY WILL BE CLOUDY AND UNSTABLE WITH PLENTY OF SHALLOW CUMULUS BUILD UPS
AND A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER OR NEAR THE BURN AREA. LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SINLAHEKIN VALLEY IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL SOUTHERLY GUSTS TO 20 MPH. IT DOES APPEAR
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A RELATIVE BREAK PERIOD IN THE ACTIVE CYCLE...BUT
STILL UNSETTLED WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS CONDUCIVE TO HIT-AND-MISS
SHOWERS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONALLY GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT AFTER 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.RIPAR.01/OTX