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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GOLD  35...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
248 AM PDT SUN MAY 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN FIXED OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE RIDGE WILL GENERALLY IMPACT
THIS LOCATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL EXHIBIT A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAIN UNSEASONABLY
LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS...BECOMING EAST/NORTHEAST
                    WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1300 AND 1800 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR EAST WINDS
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH..WEAKENING AND SWINGING
                    AROUND THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    1700 PDT.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130505.WESTG.01/OTX