FNUS76 KOTX 071758
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCHARD 2 TIPTOP...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1058 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER DAY OF DRY AND WARM
WEATHER AND LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING IN FROM
THE SOUTH. SKIES WILL CLOUD UP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MOISTER WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL THIS MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.ORCHA.01/OTX