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SPOT FORECAST FOR WENAS LAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1056 AM PDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE FIRE WILL DOMINATE THE WIND
PATTERNS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THIS
AFTERNOON WITH BETTER DAYTIME MIXING. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE...BUT SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHELTERED.
LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES
TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. ANOTHER WEAK
FRONTAL SYSTEM TOMORROW WILL PICK UP WINDS A BIT OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST AGAIN BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT WEEK THROUGH THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING AFTER 400 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1000 AM AND THEN
                    SWITCHING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 500 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL WASHINGT INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.WENAS.01/OTX