FNUS76 KOTX 211902
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN TACO...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1202 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY TODAY AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL
BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW...AND A COLD FRONT WILL
SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO. CONDITIONS
WILL BE LOCALLY BREEZY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
COOLER AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY...AND THE
SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.GARDE.01/OTX