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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
800 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...INCREASING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY...
MARINE AIR HAS SURGED INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE AND IS
INCREASING THE GAP WINDS THROUGH THE NORTHERN CASCADES..THIS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE 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 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 WINDY CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS INVADING SKY FROM THE
                    WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASING THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH..
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
                    ENTIRE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.FORES.01/OTX