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SPOT FORECAST FOR PARADISE 20...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
120 PM PDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST ZONES TODAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DECREASE TODAY WITH THE WINDS BECOMING
NORTHERLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY. DRY AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION
WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL STRENGHTEN FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND FOR MAINLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND WARMING TREND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY
                    SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........2 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.PARAD.01/OTX