FNUS76 KOTX 271810
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCALLISTER CREEK WUI 600...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1110 AM PDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT AS SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
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...SCOTT RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.MCALL.01/OTX