FNUS76 KOTX 171744
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD MINE RX BURN...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1044 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE IS MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AT
THE TIME. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA
BETWEEN 1300 AND 1400. EXPECT SHOWERS AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER ON SUNDAY...
OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. BY MID TO LATE WEEK ANOTHER WEATHER
SYSTEM IS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...HOWEVER THERE
IS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM THAT FAR IN THE
FUTURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SOME
                    CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT... .02-.03 OF RAIN EXPECTED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.SHERW.01/OTX