FNUS76 KOTX 131605
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERWAYS...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
905 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY CANADIAN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE
PROPOSED BURN SITE THROUGH THE DAY. THE RIDGE WILL DELIVER RELATIVELY
LIGHT WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES A LITTLE MILDER THAN YESTERDAY. THE RIDGE
WILL BREAK DOWN ON SATURDAY RESULTING IN INCREASING MOISTURE AND A
CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MID-COLUMBIA NWR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090313.DITCH.02/OTX