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SPOT FORECAST FOR SASSY RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
932 PM PDT WED JUL 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2112 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FIXED OFF THE SOUTHERN
OREGON COAST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH THURSDAY
RESULTING IN WARM AND VERY MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. MEANWHILE
UNSTABLE AIR IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AND WETTING RAIN. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOMING SEVERE.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.SASSY.01/OTX