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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH GULCH...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1019 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0929 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE...WITH LOW
HUMIDITY. IT WILL ALSO BE QUITE UNSTABLE OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE
WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES OF 5 TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. TOMORROW
WILL BE A BIT COOLER AS HOT HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO PUSH EAST OF
OUR REGION. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT...
BRINGING AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE COOLER...SHOWERY...AND BREEZY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE
TOPS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE COOLER THAN AVERAGE...BUT
PROBABLY DRY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BUT HAZY DUE TO HIGH LEVEL SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH OR
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST EAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MARY ANN HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.MONAR.01/OTX