FNUS76 KOTX 022035
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR Z-SLUMBER 45...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
135 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE BURN
AREA TODAY. BY THIS EVENING...RAIN IS EXPECTED. RAIN WILL LIKELY
OCCUR PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE WAY SUNDAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
MONDAY WILL BE A DRY DAY...BUT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE
SHOWERY AND SEASONABLY COOL.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHERLY WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...C  DIRIENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.ZSLUM.01/OTX