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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CANYON...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
212 PM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRIOR
TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. GUSTY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW...CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
TRIGGERING THESE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTH OF THE
REGION OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE WEATHER MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SHOULD BE WARM AND DRY OVER THE BEAR CANYON FIRE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE
                    7 PM. BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BY MID
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.BEARC.01/OTX