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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPARIAN  3NE...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1000 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
WEDNESDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE BURN ARA THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS EACH AFTERNOON...SHIFTING
WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK. TODAY THE BURN AREA WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE OF
THE  FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE OF NORMAL
WITH INCREASING CLOUDS BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE
                    OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 12
                    TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.RIPAR.01/OTX