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SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY POINT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
855 AM PDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0837 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. DRIEST AND
WARMEST DAY WILL BE ON SUNDAY WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXPECTED. THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED
SOMETIME LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR INCREASED
WESTERLY WINDS DOWN THE TIETON RIVER VALLEY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL WASHINGT INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.WINDY.01/OTX