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SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSIDE COMPLEX 175...COLVILLE AGENCY / WA IMT5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
524 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2152 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TODAY
BRINGING DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS. THE RIDGE WILL
SHIFT INTO MONTANA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALLOWING
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TO NEAR THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL
DELIVER INCREASING CLOUDS AS WELL AS SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES. ANY CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY HOLD
OFF UNTIL FRIDAY FOR YOUR FIRE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........FILTERED SUN THROUGH A HIGH CIRRUS DECK.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.WESTS.02/OTX