FNUS76 KOTX 211534
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NA BOR LE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
834 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 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.....FROM UPPER 60S NEAR SHORE OF LAKE ROOSEVELT
                    TO AS HIGH AS 79 AWAY FROM THE WATER.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
                    AS 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.NABOR.01/OTX