FNUS76 KOTX 241605
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER BANGS 9...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
905 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 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 LOW 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.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
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.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR GRAUPEL
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST-NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY-TUESDAY.....VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES 50-54...MIN RH 35-40 PERCENT.
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SUNDAY...NORTHEAST 8 TO 12
                    MPH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.UPPER.01/OTX