FNUS76 KOTX 241747
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMMIT RX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1047 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS 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.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    ...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW/GRAUPEL
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST-NORTH 13 TO 19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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