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SPOT FORECAST FOR WA-COF-1010  RADIO FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
623 PM PDT FRI SEP 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1909 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK MID-LEVEL COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE AREA TONIGHT.
THE ONLY EFFECT OF THIS FRONT WILL BE INCREASED CLOUDS AND WEST
WINDS COUNTERING THE DOWNSLOPE EFFECT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ON THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ALSO BE
ONLY FAIR ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND INCREASED RIDGE LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. ON
SUNDAY A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE WITH TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER SYSTEM TO PASS WILL BE A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON
TUESDAY WHICH WILL BRING BREEZY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WIND TO THE FIRE
ESPECIALLY TO THE RIDGE TOPS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY TONIGHT.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE OR SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. MOMENTARY
                    AFTERNOON AND EVENING WIND GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS OR DOWNSLOPE DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    MOMENTARY WIND GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST OR UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...TESSA CHIEVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120928.WACOF.01/OTX