FNUS76 KOTX 221558
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
858 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS A MODERATELY STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE BURN SITE.
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED WITH THIS FRONTAL
PASSAGE...SO WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED. IN WAKE OF
THE FRONT...COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO
THURSDAY.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 9PM...WITH A COOL AND SHOWERY
PATTERN FOLLOWING FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KJ
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CONNALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.SPRIN.01/OTX