LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

FNUS56 KOTX 211619 FWFOTX LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 819 AM PST FRI NOV 21 2008 .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH THIS QUICK MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE RATHER QUIET THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. *************************************************************** FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND. *************************************************************** AVALANCHE FORECAST FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE $ WAZ676-677-680-682-220230- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 819 AM PST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-48 VALLEYS AND 31-41 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 VALLEYS AND 27-34 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-49 VALLEYS AND 31-41 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 30. HIGHS 34 TO 44. SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 25 TO 32. HIGHS 37 TO 45. SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 36 TO 45. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 36 TO 44. .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 37 TO 43. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR NOV 28 - DEC 04, 2008 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ WAZ684-685-687-220230- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 819 AM PST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-44 VALLEYS AND 29-38 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 VALLEYS AND 25-33 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-46 VALLEYS AND 31-40 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 28. HIGHS 33 TO 42. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 28. HIGHS 35 TO 44. SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 35 TO 43. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 26 TO 32. HIGHS 35 TO 42. .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 26 TO 31. HIGHS 37 TO 43. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR NOV 28 - DEC 04, 2008 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-220230- NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 819 AM PST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 VALLEYS AND 33-42 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-35. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 VALLEYS AND 32-42 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 23 TO 29. HIGHS 35 TO 44. SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 23 TO 31. HIGHS 39 TO 46. SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 38 TO 45. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 28 TO 34. HIGHS 37 TO 43. .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 27 TO 33. HIGHS 38 TO 44. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR NOV 28 - DEC 04, 2008 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ WAZ673-220230- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 819 AM PST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-50. 20-FOOT WIND........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........3500 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-38. 20-FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL..........3500 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-50. 20-FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........3000 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS 26 TO 31. HIGHS 41 TO 49. NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 26 TO 31. HIGHS 41 TO 49. EAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 42 TO 50. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 36. HIGHS 40 TO 47. .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 41 TO 47. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR NOV 28 - DEC 04, 2008 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$