FNUS76 KOTX 242000
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST DOUGLAS RX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
100 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY RESULTING IN
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 TO MAINLY THE MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY. A
SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES BEGINNING SUNDAY WILL KEEP THE WEATHER
COOL AND UNSETTLED THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. DEW POINTS LOOK TO HAVE BOTTOMED OUT
                    YOU MAY HAVE REACHED YOUR MIN RH ALREADY.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST-NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST-NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST-NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.EASTD.02/OTX