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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWISS CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
848 AM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY WITH GENERAL
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OVER THE AREA NEAR THE RIDGE.  LOCAL SLOPE AND
VALLEY WIND EFFECTS FROM LOWER ELEVATIONS MAY TREND WIND DIRECTION FROM
THE SOUTHEAST ON THE RIDGE AT TIMES HOWEVER IN THE AFTERNOON.  THE DRY
AND WESTERLY WIND PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.  BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THE WEATHER PATTERN BEGINS TO CHANGE TO BRING A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM FROM
IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 GUSTING TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...TC
REQUESTED BY...JT WARDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.SWISS.01/OTX