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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN CREEK...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1217 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 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.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.SWIMP.01/OTX