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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
933 AM PDT THU JUL 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES MAY BE A BIT HAZY TODAY DUE TO SMOKE FROM FIRES IN NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON...OTHERWISE MORE DRY AND VERY WARM WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE
MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BRING COOLER...MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
FOR THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A BIT BREEZY...
ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE DRY AND
UNSTABLE TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX WILL
BE 5 TODAY...AND VERY CLOSE TO 6 LATE IN THE DAY. THE HAINES WILL
CONTINUE TO BE 5 ON FRIDAY.

WE APPRECIATE THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THIS MORNING AND YESTERDAY.
THANK YOU.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A BIT OF HIGH LEVEL SMOKE OR HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5300 FEET...83.
                    3500 FEET...91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...SOUTH (UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY) 3 TO
                    6 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH AROUND 1300 PDT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGE TOP AND MID-SLOPE...64-68.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...57-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOP AND MID-SLOPE...35-40 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. POSSIBLY HAZY OR SMOKEY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5300 FEET...82.
                    3500 FEET...90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...SOUTH (UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY) 3 TO
                    6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...WEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130725.CRESC.01/OTX