FNUS76 KOTX 201828
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NA BOR LE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1128 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID 60S NEAR THE SHORE OF LAKE ROOSEVELT TO
                    AS HIGH AS 75 AWAY FROM THE WATER.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 60S ALONG THE WATER TO AS HIGH AS
                    81 AWAY FROM SHORE.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
                    AS 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.NABOR.01/OTX