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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARKER CANYON...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1122 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND...

.DISCUSSION...

IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY BUT NOT VERY HOT TODAY DUE TO A
DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE. WIND SHOULD START TO DECREASE NEAR SUNSET.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY FOR HAZARDOUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND BEGINNING WEDNESDAY.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK. IT WILL BE QUITE
COLD IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 40S AT SUNRISE...SO ACCESS TO WARM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FOR OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND BLOWING DUST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 26 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500FT IN MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.BARKE.02/OTX