FNUS76 KOTX 241639
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN WUI  301...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
939 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR GRAUPEL
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.SWIMP.01/OTX