FNUS76 KOTX 181730
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAWN 28 RX...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1030 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 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...RESULTING
IN MORE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. THEN A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE
BURN SITE EARLY IN THE MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER
TEMPERATURES...A RAPID INCREASE IN WIND AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THE WEATHER WILL TURN DRIER WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK AS WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT GIVES WAY TO WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE BY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.FAWN2.01/OTX