FNUS76 KOTX 231832
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDERBERRY NORTH...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1132 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER...
HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND LESS GUSTY WINDS. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT ANTICIPATE MORE RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH
DURING THE DAY BUT SHOULD REMAIN LESS GUSTY THAN YESTERDAY.
THE COOL AND SHOWERY REGIME IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WARMING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 BOTTOM...45 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT BOTTOM...47 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 800
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56 BOTTOM...46 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT BOTTOM...44 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.ELDER.02/OTX