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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY FUELS 3...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1132 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...
MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL
PUT THE REGION IN A MAINLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ANOTHER WEAK WAVE WILL UNDERCUT THE TROUGH TONIGHT, BUT SHOULD
HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE BURN UNIT EXCEPT FOR INCREASING CLOUDS.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. A MUCH
STRONGER AND COOLER WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.LIBER.02/OTX