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SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY POINT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
950 AM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

...FORECAST ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON...

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARM WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY EAST ON MONDAY.
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PREVAIL ON TUESDAY BEFORE SIGNIFICANT WARMING RETURNS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...DDH
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL WASHINGT INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.WINDY.01/OTX