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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTONFOX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
548 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ANOTHER 3 TO 5 DEGREES TODAY. VERY DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN A SLIGHT INCREASE
IN RH VALUES FOR SUN. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE COMING FROM THE
NORTHWEST...SO ANY EXPOSED TERRAIN FACING NW WILL SEE BREEZY
SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. A COOLER AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS
A COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME SETS UP OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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