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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
453 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY WET FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE AND BRING A WETTING
RAIN THIS MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE
FRONT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30
MPH COMMON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW
SEASONAL NORMALS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...KIMIKO NALLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.LIBER.01/OTX