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SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC 11   12...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
444 PM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN ARE AND WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND AND ALLOW FOR DRY STABLE AND SUNNY
CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TO CONTINUE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60...REACHED NEAR 4 PM TODAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0-2 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY INTO THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY OR NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY OR SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.NATAP.02/OTX