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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER RIVER UNIT 55A...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1101 AM PDT SUN MAY 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 7 DEGREES WARMER THAN
YESTERDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE EVEN WARMER WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM NEAR 80 AT THE BOTTOM ELEVATION OF
THE BURN TO THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE TOP. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN
CLOSER TO AVERAGE THURSDAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION 75. TOP ELEVATION 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AROUND
                    1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 2200 FT AGL
                    BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 50 TOP ELEVATION.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT MID AND UPPER SLOPE. AS HIGH AS
                    70 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATION OF BURN.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AROUND 1900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1800 AND 2000 PDT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION 79. TOP ELEVATION 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AROUND
                    1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 2100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120513.UPPER.01/OTX