FNUS76 KOTX 091454
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCHES...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
754 AM PDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 PDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION AND A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
TRACKING OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE HIT-AND-MISS SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA AFTER 11AM TODAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR...WITH A DUSTING TO 1/2 INCH POSSIBLE
IF THE BURN SITES ARE RUN OVER BY ONE HEAVY SNOW SHOWER OR MULTIPLE
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. BOTH OF THESE SCENARIOS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND USHERING IN A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES BUT ESSENTIALLY DRY CONDITIONS UNTIL MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT CHANCE OF .10 INCH WATER EQUIVALENT
                    PRECIPITATION. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW.
                    WITH A DUSTING TO 1/2 INCH POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. TEMPERATURE WILL FLUCTUATE AND DROP INTO
                    THE MID 30S AS SNOW SHOWERS MOVE OVER THE AREA.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND COLD. HIGH TEMPERATURE AROUND 28.
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CONNALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.DITCH.01/OTX