FNUS76 KOTX 131803
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDERBERRY NORTH 4   5...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1103 AM PDT WED MAY 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TODAY SPREADING
INCREASING CLOUD COVER OVER THE BURN AREA. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD A WETTING RAIN OVER THE BURN
AREA TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. A SIGNIFICANT
WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL THEN OCCUR BEGINNING FRIDAY AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING AND THICKENING CLOUDS.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090513.ELDER.01/OTX