FNUS76 KOTX 221849
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAYUSE CHICK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1149 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND STEADILY
INCREASE THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS COOLER
AIR FILTERS SOUTHWARD IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED
THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLIER TODAY.  LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN LIMITED...WITH JUST ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH LITTLE
IF ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED
HUMIDITIES ARE ON TAP OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH A BETTER
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND WETTING RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH MIDDAY SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KJ
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.CAYUS.01/OTX