FNUS76 KOTX 181903
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE III...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1203 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR ONE MORE DAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FAST MOVING
WEATHER SYSTEM ON TUESDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE BURN AREA AROUND 1000 AND BE EAST INTO MONTANA BY NOON. EXPECT
COOLER TEMPERATURES...A RAPID INCREASE IN WIND AND THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WESTERLY FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WILL GIVE WAY TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
RETURN TO MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.COYOT.01/OTX