FNUS76 KOTX 081857
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCHARD 2 TIPTOP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1157 AM PDT WED APR 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE UNDER INCREASING CLOUDS. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN.  EXPECT INCREASING SHOWERS AND COOLER THAN
AVERAGE WEATHER TO ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE / DOWNVALLEY WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/ UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.ORCHA.01/OTX