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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
531 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WET COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND COOLER CONDITIONS TO THE
BURN SITE TODAY. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES WIND WILL INCREASE AND BE
GUSTY. A COOLER BUT STILL SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN
OVER THE BURN SITE TUESDAY BUT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT DOES
DEVELOP ON TUESDAY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAT THAT OF TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 19 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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