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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CHIEF...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
608 AM PDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2211 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH
CONTINUED DRY WEATHER...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND AND LIGHT
DIURNAL WINDS. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...LEADING TO AN INCREASE OF CLOUDS AND WESTERLY WINDS...
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. EACH FRONT INTO THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING
A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WESTERLY
WINDS. A WETTER SYSTEM ON SUNDAY WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOME
WETTING RAINS ON THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL WASHINGT INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121010.BIGCH.01/OTX