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SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
905 PM PDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2040 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT
...DIURNAL WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE DRY WEATHER WILL BREAK DOWN ON FRIDAY...WITH A SERIES OF SYSTEMS
PASSING THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PICK UP OUT OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE FIRST COLD FRONT. EACH FRONT INTO THIS
WEEKEND WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR RAIN AND BE ACCOMPANIED
BY EVEN STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS WITH A SECOND FRONTAL PASSAGE
ON SATURDAY AND A THIRD ON SUNDAY. A RAIN SHADOW FOR THE TWO SYSTEMS
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN MINIMAL RAINFALL...HOWEVER
A WETTER SYSTEM ON SUNDAY WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOME
WETTING RAINS ON THE FIRE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INCREASING CIRRUS CLOUDS AFTER 500 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....2200 FEET...75 DEGREES.
                    4500 FEET...65 DEGREES.
                    7600 FEET...51 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........2200 FEET...22 PERCENT.
                    4500 FEET...30 PERCENT.
                    7600 FEET...43 DEGREES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
                    ON THE MID-SLOPES WITH EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AT RIDGE TOPS IN THE MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING
                    OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4000 FT AGL (COMPARED TO VALLEY
                    ELEVATION) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND EAST
                    EAST 3 TO 6 MPH ON RIDGES IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SCATTERED THIN CIRRUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....VALLEYS...37-42 DEGREES.
                    MID-SLOPES AND RIDGES...43-50 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........VALLEYS...78-88 PERCENT.
                    MID-SLOPES AND RIDGES...64-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST
                    AND NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.OUTLOOK...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING. LOWS 36 TO 45. HIGHS 61-69 VALLEYS...49-59 MOUNTAINS.
WEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 38 TO 47.
HIGHS 57 TO 67 VALLEYS...44 TO 54 MOUNTAINS. WEST WIND 7 TO
12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. EXCEPT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON
RIDGES.
.SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 42 TO 49 VALLEYS...37 TO
43 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 57 TO 66 VALLEYS...47 TO 57 MOUNTAINS.
SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. EXCEPT WIND
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON RIDGES.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...AILEEN NICHOLS  PSC3
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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