FNUS76 KOTX 271746
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH ANTOINE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1046 AM PDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NOTE...THIS FORECAST IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT
THE CHELAN PORTABLE RAWS SITE AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT
CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED AT THE PROPOSED BURN. PLEASE SUBMIT
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE PROJECT FOR FURTHER FORECAST REFINEMENT
IF CONDITIONS ARE UNREPRESENTATIVE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD AND UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE PROPOSED
BURN SITE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS LOW WILL BRING
MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS AND INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS. THE BEST CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
APPRECIABLE SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE PROJECT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP
                    WINDS NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT MSL OR 1500 FT ABOVE RIDGE TOPS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND
                    NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT MSL OR 1000 FT ABOVE RIDGE TOPS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP
                    WIND NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT MSL OR 1500 FT ABOVE RIDGETOPS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.NORTH.01/OTX