FNUS76 KOTX 161651
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POND UNITS...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
951 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...TUESDAY...AND
WEDNESDAY AS A FLAT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. MILDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEK. ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MID-COLUMBIA NWR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.PONDU.01/OTX