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SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RIDGE...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
356 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 INCREASED AND GUSTY
WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY
WILL COOL 8-12 DEGREES FROM TODAY...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND STARTS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 27 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.NATAP.02/OTX