FNUS76 KOTX 181403
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNT VALLEY 2...USFS - COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
703 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY...BUT BIG CHANGES ARE
COMING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE
LATE TONIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE
THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS...GUSTY WINDS...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR JUST ABOVE
AVERAGE...WITH LOW CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TOP ELEVATION. 81 BOTTOM ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TOP ELEVATION. 63 BOTTOM ELEVATION
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.BURNT.01/OTX