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SPOT FORECAST FOR ORION SBA  UNIT 8...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1033 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...


   WEAK COLD FRONT TONIGHT FOR SHIFTING WINDS

HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE REGION.  EXPECT WINDS TO COME AROUND TO THE SOUTH TODAY BEFORE
SWITCHING TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
WARMER TODAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE COLD FRONT WILL
SLIDE THROUGH OVERNIGHT BRINGING PASSING HIGH CLOUDS. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND PROMOTING A WARMING TREND.
WE WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE NORTHEAST WINDS PICKING UP ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY  THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION MAY
BE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CIRRUS THROUGH THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AFTER 2030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    1030.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...TIM DELPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.ORION.02/OTX