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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1200 PM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL
RESULT IN MOSTLY CLOUDY BUT VARIABLE SKIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CANYON WINDS WINDS WILL BE MUCH DIFFERENT FROM RIDGETOP WINDS. DRY
CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FOR
THE WEEKEND...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SHOWERS
PASSING THROUGH THE REGION AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH OVERCAST WITH CLEARING
                    AT TIMES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON 52 ON THE RIDGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT BOTTOM OF THE CANYON...35 PERCENT
                    TOP OF THE RIDGE.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    CANYON..NORTHWEST-NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH ON THE
                    RIDGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE CANYON AFTER
                    2000 NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 ON THE RIDGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 1930.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    1200 IN THE CANYON. SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    4500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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