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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY PILES...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
605 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1755 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE LIBERTY PILES
PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES
COOLER THAN TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES THIS EVENING
AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY BUT THE BURN PROJECT WILL BE SHELTERED FROM
THESE WINDS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL ON THURSDAY.
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED MONDAY...TUESDAY..AND
POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY AS A COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME SETS UP
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2 TO 5 MPH BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN VARIABLE
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.LIBER.02/OTX