FNUS76 KOTX 141609
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
809 AM PST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW AS THE INVERSION STRENGTHENS
OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THIS
MORNING THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY. THE COLDER SURFACE TEMPERATURES
MEAN THAT THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION IS STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY. THERE
MAY BE A SOME SUN BREAKS THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS FROM THE
EAST OVER THE PALOUSE WILL KEEP PLACES LIKE PULLMAN AND ROSALIA
SUNNY...BUT THE EDGE OF THE CLEARING IS NOT EXPECTED TO SURGE AS
FAR NORTH TODAY AS IT DID YESTERDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SOME SUN BREAKS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.PINEC.01/OTX