FNUS76 KOTX 061830
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORICAL CANYON UB...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1130 AM PDT MON APR 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 PDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG BUT FLAT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AS A WEAK WARM FRONT SHIFTS NORTH INTO CANADA.
THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY AND WARM WITH SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE WINDS. A
SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE CASCADES AND THE
BURN AREA THIS EVENING...ENHANCING THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT.
ANTICIPATE FAIR TO POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...INTEL DESK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090406.MORIC.01/OTX