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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR SPRAY...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
910 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...


..INCREASING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY..

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO BREAKDOWN TODAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN TODAY
AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ONE TODAY WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN
BORDER AND WILL INCREASE WINDS A BIT. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS.
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MOST
LIKELY THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE THREE DISTURBANCES AND ALSO
THE BEST CHANCES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS INVADING SKY FROM
                    WEST AND NORTHWEST INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPLAKE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. WIND MAY
                    CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 15 MPH
                    THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...J BETZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.BEARS.01/OTX