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SPOT FORECAST FOR YAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
434 PM PDT WED JUL 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AND THURSDAY FOR WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE TODAY WILL PROMOTE WINDY CONDITIONS FROM
THE WEST. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE. THIS
WILL BE PAIRED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER TEENS FOR
AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE THEY START TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH RH
RECOVERY ONLY UP INTO THE FAIR RANGE. CONDITIONS BECOMING COOLER
ON THURSDAY BUT CONTINUED DRY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL WIND AND
RH VALUES EXPECTED AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SEVERAL
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LEADING
TO BREEZY WINDS AT TIMES. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON
FRIDAY EXISTS...BUT RIGHT NOW LOOKS TO REMAIN TO YOUR NORTH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89. HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. COOLING THROUGH
                    THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 28 TO 32 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    45 MPH THROUGH 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130710.YAK__.02/OTX