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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GOLD  42...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1012 AM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A CONTINUATION OF VERY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S
DEGREES THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE A
BIT TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE SUBTLE INCREASE IN HUMIDITY MAY PROVIDE
ENOUGH MOISTURE TO TRIGGER A STRAY THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE WEST GOLD 42
PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CLOUD COVER 0 TO 10 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ON THE RIDGE LINE...WIND SHOULD BE NORTH 3 TO
                    6 MPH FOR MOST OF THE DAY...COULD GO VARIABLE
                    FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ON THE MID-SLOPE FACING WEST OR SOUTHWEST...
                    WIND SHOULD BE UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH...OR POSSIBLY
                    VARIABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4800 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300 AND 1700 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0 TO 4 MPH BY MID
                    MORNING. A SMALL CHANCE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4800 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE DAY
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...KELLY TUCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.WESTG.01/OTX