FNUS76 KOTX 221357
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER BANGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
657 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THOUGH THE BURN SITE TODAY...SHIFTING
WINDS TO THE NORTH. ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...BUT NOT
UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COOLING WILL ACCOMPANY
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE COLD AND SHOWERY
REGIME IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT
WARMING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. 56 AT 11 AM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 54 PERCENT AT 11 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......910 FT AGL AT 11 AM...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JIM CORVINO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.UPPER.01/OTX