FNUS76 KOTX 241627
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAD MED  1 FISH TANK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
927 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND WILL PROMOTE
DRY WEATHER WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP OUT OF CANADA TONIGHT AND WILL BRING
AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE BURN
AREA ON SATURDAY...THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND
SPOTTY. A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP THE WEATHER
COOL AND UNSETTLED THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 14 MPH AFTER 1300.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 8 TO
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.BADME.01/OTX