FNUS76 KOTX 181607
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE CHOPPER  3...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
907 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 BY LATE MORNING.  EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES...
A RAPID INCREASE WIND AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR
TUESDAY. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 1 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...DAN BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.GOOSE.01/OTX