FNUS76 KOTX 221507
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NA BOR LE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
807 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS A MODERATELY STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE BURN SITE
TODAY. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED WITH THIS FRONT...SO ONLY
ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IN WAKE OF THE FRONT...COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY.  WINDS THAT PEAK IN STRENGTH BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING WILL DIMINISH AFTER 9PM. A COOL AND SHOWERY
PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND THAT REGIME WILL CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY BEFORE A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR THE LATE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING 12 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KJ
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.NABOR.01/OTX