FNUS76 KOTX 211700
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAYDOG HFR...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1000 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 800
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...STEVE LARAMIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.STRAY.01/OTX