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SPOT FORECAST FOR ACTION 512...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
932 AM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0706 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS FOR THE FIRE. GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING WITH VERY LIGHT
AND MOSTLY DIURNAL WINDS WILL PEAK ON THURSDAY. LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IT WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE OVER
THE FIRE AND ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ACTIVE FIRE
BEHAVIOR...SIMILAR TO WHEN THE HAINES INDEX APPROACHES SIX.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR NORTHWEST 2-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MEG TREBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.ACTIO.01/OTX