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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
825 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100...INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUST 15 TO
                    20 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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