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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEECHER 4 17...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
626 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY ARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY
AND THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 3 TO 5
DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOR HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. 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.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...METHOW VALLEY RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.LEECH.01/OTX