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SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSIDE COMPLEX 175...COLVILLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
526 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0603 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTSIDE COMPLEX
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE WIND TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WILL GENERALLY EXHIBIT TYPICAL DIURNAL UPSLOPE TENDENCIES DURING
THE DAY AND DOWNSLOPE TENDENCIES AT NIGHT. A WEAK...SLOW MOVING
COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 7000 FT AGL BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.WESTS.02/OTX