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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH GULCH...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1004 AM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0919 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TODAY...TOMORROW...AND MONDAY. UPPER
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE BRINGING
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY DRY AND UNSTABLE ON SUNDAY. THE HIGH LEVEL HAINES
INDEX WILL INCREASE TO HAINES LEVEL 5 ON SUNDAY. WARM...DRY...AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
LIKELY MOVE THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY
BRINGING A COOLING TREND. TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND SHOULD BE BELOW AVERAGE. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 3600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MARY ANN HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.MONAR.02/OTX