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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRIC II 16...WA-CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1017 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE STORM TRACK LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE
AREA TO MOVE IN CLOSER PROXIMITY AND SOME SHOWERS AND A
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...TONIGHT...AND AGAIN
TOMORROW. A VERY WET FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE AND BRING
A WETTING RAIN THURSDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.ELECT.02/OTX