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SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
830 PM PDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2002 MDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN ON FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS PASSES OVER THE FIRE INTO NEXT WEEK. EACH DAY WILL BRING
A CHANCE FOR RAINFALL OVER THE FIRE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR
FOR THE FIRST WETTING RAINS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. BREEZY WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. THE WETTEST AND
STRONGEST WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE
VALLEYS AND UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH AT RIDGE TOPS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....2200 FEET...62 DEGREES.
                    4500 FEET...52 DEGREES.
                    7600 FEET...41 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........2200 FEET...44 PERCENT.
                    4500 FEET...52 PERCENT.
                    7600 FEET...63 DEGREES.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS AND MID-SLOPES...WEST WINDS 6 TO
                    10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOPS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4000 FT AGL (COMPARED TO VALLEY
                    ELEVATION) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-47 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS...WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
                    MID-SLOPES TO RIDGE TOPS...WEST WINDS 10 TO
                    15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR
WETTING RAINS. LOWS 39 TO 46. HIGHS 58-68 VALLEYS...47-57 MOUNTAINS.
WEST WIND 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY...RAIN. 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS...LOWS 46 TO 51
VALLEYS...39 TO 47 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 61 TO 69 VALLEYS...50 TO 60
MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY...RAIN. 85 PERCENT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS. LOWS 43 TO 49
VALLEYS...36 TO 45 MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 57 TO 66 VALLEYS...45 TO 55
MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH IN VALLEYS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH NEAR
RIDGE TOPS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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