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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER ECHO...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1152 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1108 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH A POSSIBLE FROST IN SOME
OF THE SHELTERED SPOTS NEAR THE UPPER ECHO FIRE. WIND WILL
DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND THE WIND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL
BE MUCH LIGHTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOME CLEARING BEGINNING BETWEEN
                    1500 AND 1700 PDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...BUT HAZY. SMOKE AND DUST IN THE AIR
                    FROM FIRES AND BLOWING DUST FROM THE COLUMBIA
                    BASIN.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    THROUGH 1900 PDT. WIND DECREASING TO WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH BY MORNING.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. POTENTIALLY HAZY DUE TO ACTIVE FIRES
                    IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...IC FLESHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.UPPER.01/OTX