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SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD CREEK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
221 PM PDT SUN OCT 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WIND WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTH OR SOUTHWESTERLY (UP-CANYON/UP-VALLEY)
THROUGH ABOUT 1600 PDT AT THE MUD CREEK WILDFIRE. LOOK FOR A
TRANSITION TO DOWN VALLEY/DOWN CANYON WINDS BY 1800 PDT WITH THE
SETTING SUN. THE WIND WILL LIKELY BEHAVE SIMILARLY ON MONDAY. A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY ENHANCE THE NORTHERLY DRAINAGE
WIND MONDAY EVENING...BUT WINDS FOR THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS SHOULD
BE LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BUT HAZY OR SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1600 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1400 AND 1700 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...BUT SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BUT HAZY OR SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1100 PDT...BECOMING
                    SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 0 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121007.MUDCR.01/OTX