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SPOT FORECAST FOR FLATMOON  15...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1140 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM FOR ONE MORE DAY TODAY WITH DRY
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE BURN SITE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WIND SHIFT FROM
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TO NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY
WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO TODAY...WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY REMAINING ON THE DRY SIDE. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND STARTS FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    THROUGH 2000...THEN NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.FLATM.01/OTX