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SPOT FORECAST FOR BETHLEHEM WILDLIFE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1221 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY
AND THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 3 TO 6
DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY
WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE A
BIT STRONGER ON TUESDAY AT THE BETHLEHEM WILDLIFE PROJECT.
A RETURN TO NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 2900 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1300 TO 1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 TO 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH
                    1200 PDT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...WENDY KUCERA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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