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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR SPRAY...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
956 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MUCH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO
BREAKDOWN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WILL
WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THEN A PRECIPITATION EVENT. BY
SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER
SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH STRONG
WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST 8
                    TO 10 MPH MPH AFTER 1100...INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20
                    MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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