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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRIDGE...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
448 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1654 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK PUSH OF COOLER AIR AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERN FLATS OF THE TAYLOR BRIDGE FIRE WILL
EXPERIENCE SOME WESTERLY WIND TONIGHT WHILE THE NORTHERN HILLY AREAS
WILL PROBABLY REMAIN PRETTY PROTECTED FROM THE WIND. THE WIND
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY REMAIN WESTERLY...BUT NOT
PARTICULARLY STRONG. A STRONGER PUSH OF COOL WESTERLY WINDS WILL
OCCUR ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TUESDAY EVENING...AND WEDNESDAY. THE
COLD FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE IN WINDS WILL ALSO BRING
A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS (DIVISION B)
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BEGINNING AROUND 1700 OR 1800 PDT...NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS (DIVISION A)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-46 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........AS HIGH AS 88 PERCENT IN THE PROTECTED VALLEYS
                    TO AS LOW AS 68 PERCENT MID SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS (DIVISION B)
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND MAY LAY DOWN
                    OR BECOME VARIABLE BETWEEN 1300 PDT AND
                    1600 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS (DIVISION A)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS (DIVISION B)
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS (DIVISION A)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-43 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........AS HIGH AS 94 PERCENT IN THE PROTECTED VALLEYS
                    TO AS LOW AS 77 PERCENT MID SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

....................

OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

TUESDAY...A COLD FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS. WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY LATE IN THE DAY
AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGHS
WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S.

WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON WEDNESDAY WITH
HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE GUSTY MOST OF THE DAY. GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
SEEM LIKE A GOOD BET IN THE EXPOSED AREAS.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...GREG RIGHTMIER  SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.TAYLO.01/OTX