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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MT  COMPLEX...WA DNR/ USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
404 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1643 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEK WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS AND LOW DAYTIME
RHS. LOOK FOR LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
ASIDE FROM SMOKE.  A THERMALLY INDUCED PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
SETUP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...LEADING TO AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND POOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.  A DISTURBANCE UNDERCUTTING THE RIDGE EARLY
NEXT WEEK MAY BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WINDIER CONDITIONS AND
PERHAPS THUNDERSTORMS. CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW REGARDING THE DETAILS
OF THIS FEATURE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL SUNSET THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH BEFORE 10 AM...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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