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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN MOUNTAIN...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
638 AM PDT THU JUL 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1934 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SMOKE FROM OTHER NEARBY FIRES WILL DRIFT OVERHEAD AT TIMES TODAY
OTHERWISE MORE DRY AND VERY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE FIRE SITE TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN WITH SOME MIXING OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHTLY STRONGER COLD FRONT PASSAGE LATE FRIDAY
WILL RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SMOKE ALOFT...OTHERWISE SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3000-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130724.SUNMO.01/OTX