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SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...WDFW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
755 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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...BUT ALSO
TE BEST CHANCES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    10-14 MPH WITH GUST TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY...BUT VARIABLE
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.COUGA.01/OTX