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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1101 AM PDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES AT NIGHT.
A BREAK DOWN OF THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY FOR A COOL
DOWN AND A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL TEMPS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BY MONDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY SUN AND MON. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2 TO 3 OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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