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SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE...SE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
726 PM PDT SAT OCT 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A ROUND OF LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING (SAT EVE) OVER THE
TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH THE ROUND OF RAIN
THIS EVENING SHOULD BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SOME LIGHT
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL
WELL NORTH OF THE TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TABLE
MOUNTAIN FIRE SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN.
ANOTHER GOOD SHOT OF RAIN IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG
LOW CROSSES THE CASCADES. TUESDAY WILL BE QUITE WINDY AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. SUNDAY DOES
                    NOT LOOK LIKE AN ALL DAY RAIN. RAIN AMOUNTS
                    DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY LOOK AS IF THEY
                    WILL BE WELL UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....2200 FEET...64.
                    4500 FEET...52.
                    7000 FEET...39.
MIN HUMIDITY........2200 FEET...60 PERCENT.
                    4500 FEET...70 PERCENT.
                    7000 FEET...85 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH ON THE EXPOSED RIDGES. NORTH
                    EXPOSURES AND SHELTERED AREAS WILL HAVE WINDS
                    OF LESS THAN 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT AN ELEVATION OF 2200 FEET...MIXING HEIGHTS
                    WILL BE AS HIGH AS 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. RAIN AMOUNTS ON THE RIDGES COULD
                    EXCEED A TENTH OF AN INCH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MID SLOPES AND VALLEYS...46-52.
                    RIDGES...35 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH OR MORE ON THE EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN DURING THE DAY.
A GOOD SLUG OF RAIN MONDAY NIGHT WITH AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A
THIRD OF AN INCH POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE
RIDGES. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT...80 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. BECOMING WINDY ON THE RIDGE TOPS LATE MONDAY
NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THE EXPOSED RIDGES.

.TUESDAY...WINDY! WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ON TUESDAY
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY.

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