FNUS76 KOTX 271838
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMAS CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1138 AM PDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1056 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP A FAIRLY COLD AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE BURN AREA INTO TUESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TUESDAY AS NORTH WINDS FUNNEL DOWN NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS.
COOL AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL SINK SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE
WEDNESDAY WITH A GENERAL DRYING AND WARMING TREND THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGETOP WINDS NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH.
                    RIDGETOP WIND NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
                    RIDGETOP WIND NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090427.CAMAS.01/OTX