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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT BARNEY...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
438 PM PDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST THINKING. THE COLD FRONT
IS STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT. IF ANY PORTION OF THE FIRE IS NEAR THE
THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE...THAT PORTION OF THE FIRE WILL RECEIVE MORE
WIND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THAN PORTIONS OF THE FIRE ON THE MID-SLOPE.
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON WEDNESDAY. A RETURN
TO HOTTER AND MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME AN INCREASING POSSIBILITY SATURDAY
AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH AROUND 2100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE...NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND 1200 PDT.
                    RIDGE TOP...NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.MOUNT.02/OTX