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SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE FORKS FIRE...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1021 AM PDT TUE JUL 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1001 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS AND MAINLY SLOPE WINDS WILL BE OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT BUILDING CUMULUS EACH AFTERNOON AND A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WELL TO THE NORTH OF
THE BURN EACH DAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CLINT DESAUTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120724.THREE.01/OTX