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SPOT FORECAST FOR SE PALMER...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
657 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM TODAY AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT
THAT WILL PROMOTE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MIXING. THIS MIXING WILL VEER
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN WIND
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH BY 0500 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.SEPAL.01/OTX