FNUS76 KOTX 221723
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDERBERRY NORTH...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1023 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MODERATELY
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA. COOLER
AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE IN THE DAY IN WAKE OF THE
FRONT.  LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED...WITH JUST
ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS 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.........CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT 4500 FEET...65 AT 2400 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT 4500 FEET...26 PERCENT AT 2400 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT 4500 FEET...57 AT 2400 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT 4500 FEET...34 AT 2400 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.ELDER.03/OTX