FNUS76 KOTX 211537
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD MINE...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
837 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TODAY 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 LIGHT SOUTHWEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.SHERW.01/OTX