FNUS76 KOTX 201554
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALE MEADOW...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
854 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TODAY...TOMORROW...AND WEDNESDAY.
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN LATE ON WEDNESDAY
BRINGING A RETURN OF COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.
UNTIL THEN...LOOK FOR GENTLE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON
TODAY AND AND AGAIN TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...DOUG FREDERICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.HALEM.01/OTX