FNUS76 KOTX 241527
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE BURNING...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
827 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING WET SNOW TO THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS SOUTH
FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA ON WEDNESDAY AND BRINGS ANOTHER THREAT OF SNOW
TO THE AREA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. WET SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...THEN RISING
                    TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN FALLING TO
                    TO 500 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN RISING
                    TO 3500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.PILEB.01/OTX