FNUS76 KOTX 272038
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDERBERRY NORTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
138 PM PDT MON APR 27 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 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 TUESDAY AS NORTH WINDS FUNNEL DOWN NORTH-SOUTH
ORIENTED VALLEYS.
COOL AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDENSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT AS SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT AS SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.ELDER.01/OTX

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REQUESTED BY...CWICC
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U