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SPOT FORECAST -- POISON CREEK RX -- USFS CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
953 AM PDT WED APR 28 2004

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM 
THE NORTH TODAY...WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO DECREASE AS TEMPERATURES COOL 
MARKEDLY FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS. SLOW WARMING TREND BEGINNING THURSDAY. 

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. 
MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH
                    BY 1 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WIND........EAST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WIND........NORTH WIND 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 5 MPH.

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BZ

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