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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTONFOX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
636 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
FOR ANOTHER DAY...WITH TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH
MIDDAY...BUT WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THEN A GRADUAL COOL DOWN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 NEAR UNIT TOP...91 NEAR UNIT BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 NEAR UNIT TOP...48 NEAR UNIT BOTTOM
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. POOR RECOVERY.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 NEAR UNIT TOP...80 NEAR UNIT BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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