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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GOLD...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1122 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SHIFT IN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BRINGS COOLING TREND TO THE AREA
ON TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. TIMES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE 1100-1500 PDT. WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY. THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500FT
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...USFS CDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.WESTG.02/OTX