FNUS76 KOTX 091639
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
839 AM PST FRI JAN 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN COOLER THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST
FEW DAYS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
THE THREAT OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING
INTO SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA
THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING SATURDAY NIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30
                    PERCENT SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090109.PINEC.01/OTX