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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GOLD...IPNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
858 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. FAIR 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.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MORGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.WESTG.01/OTX