FNUS76 KOTX 121932 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURGETT 49...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1232 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 PDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST WASHINGTON BY LATE MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME WESTERLY BY EARLY EVENING AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH ABOUT 2000 PDT. TOMORROW WILL BE A QUIETER WEATHER DAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...AND SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN DEVELOPING BY MID EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090512.BURGE.01/OTX