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SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1103 PM PDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2252 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND
DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE ASPECT AND
ELEVATION. IN GENERAL...THE WIND WILL BE THE STRONGEST THROUGH THE
KITTITAS VALLEY. A MAJOR WEATHER PATTERN SHIFT IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CASCADE CREST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
THE TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE WILL LARGELY BE SHADOWED BY THIS EVENT.
SOME LIGHT RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT CHANCES OF WETTING
RAIN WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE WILL BE THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES...HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....2200 FEET...72 DEGREES.
                    4500 FEET...63 DEGREES.
                    7600 FEET...47 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........2200 FEET...26 PERCENT.
                    4500 FEET...37 PERCENT.
                    7600 FEET...45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS AND MID-SLOPES...SHELTERED NORTH/SOUTH
                    VALLEYS WILL BE VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AROUND 1100 PDT.
                    KITTITAS VALLEY...NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOPS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5000 FT AGL (COMPARED TO VALLEY
                    ELEVATION) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....VALLEYS...36-41.
                    MID-SLOPES AND RIDGES...42-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........VALLEYS...75-85 PERCENT.
                    MID-SLOPES AND RIDGES...60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS AND MID-SLOPES...SHELTERED NORTH/SOUTH
                    VALLEYS WILL BE DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    KITTITAS VALLEY...NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    RIDGE TOPS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK...

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. HIGHS IN THE
60S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY DURING THE EVENING.
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW. CHANCE OF WETTING
RAIN AROUND 10 PERCENT. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WIND 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY.


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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...AILEEN NICHOLS  PSC3
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.TABLE.01/OTX