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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK POTATO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
856 AM PDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR AS DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS WITH DRY AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS AND
INCREASING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK. A STRONGER WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE
BY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1030.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO THE SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST-EAST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...TIM DELPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130422.NORTH.01/OTX