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SPOT FORECAST FOR DIRTY FACE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
137 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2005

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

.DISCUSSION...
...DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. MID LEVEL HAINES INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN PEGGED AT A HIGH
VALUE OF 6 WHILE HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX VALUES LINGER IN 4 TO 5
OR LOW TO MODERATE RANGE. POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ON MIDSLOPE WHERE THERMAL BELTS WILL
SET UP AND REMAIN. REGARDLESS HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNDER
THE RIDGE IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE FACT
THAT MOST OF THE FIRE IS ON A SOUTH SLOPE WILL ADD TO KEEP THINGS
HOT. A MARINE PUSH...KIND OF A DRY COLD FRONT OF SORTS...WILL MOVE
OVER THE FIRE THURSDAY EVENING BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 ON LAKE...50-56 ON MIDSLOPE AND RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT ON LAKE...CONTINUED POOR
                    RECOVERIES AT 30-45 PERCENT ON MIDSLOPE
                    AND RIDGETOP.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........MID LEVEL HAINES 6 HIGH
                    HIGH LEVEL HAINES 4 LOW.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87 NEAR SHORE OF LAKE...78-82 AT 3600 FT MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH ON MID AND LOWER
                    SLOPES AND ON LAKE. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH
                    ON RIDGETOP OF DIRTYFACE MOUNTAIN
                    (ABOVE 5000 FT MSL).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........MID LEVEL HAINES 6 HIGH
                    HIGH LEVEL HAINES 4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 ON LAKE...50-56 ON MIDSLOPE AND RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT ON LAKE...CONTINUED POOR
                    RECOVERIES AT 30-45 PERCENT ON MIDSLOPE AND
                    RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH ON MID AND
                    LOWER SLOPES AND ON LAKE. NORTHEAST WIND
                    5 TO 9 MPH ON RIDGETOP OF DIRTYFACE MOUNTAIN
                    (ABOVE 5000 FT MSL).CWR.................0
PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........MID LEVEL HAINES 6 HIGH
                    HIGH LEVEL HAINES 4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91 NEAR SHORE OF LAKE...82-86 AT 3600 FT MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH ON MID AND LOWER
                    SLOPES AND ON LAKE. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 9
                    MPH ON RIDGETOP OF DIRTYFACE MOUNTAIN.
                    (ABOVE 5000 FT MSL).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........MID LEVEL HAINES 6 HIGH
                    HIGH LEVEL HAINES 5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20050802.DIRTY.01/OTX