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SPOT FORECAST FOR MANASTASH RIDGE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
845 PM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2003 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DRY AIR IN THE
MIDLEVELS WHICH...IF IT MIXES DOWN TO 5000 FT COULD RESULT
IN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES. THURSDAY WILL CARRY SIMILAR
HUMIDITIES AND WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES.  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY EVENING WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    1000-1500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1000 AND 1400 PDT.
                    INCREASING BETWEEN 2500-3000 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1400 AND 1700 PDT..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR EAST 4 TO 8 MPH...
                    BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER 1800 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    1000-1500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1000 AND 1400 PDT.
                    INCREASING BETWEEN 3000-3500 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1400 AND 1700 PDT..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1800 PDT.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...JOHN GLONDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.MANAS.01/OTX