FNUS76 KOTX 181950
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADFOOT 70...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1250 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 BETWEEN 1000-1100 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.........HIGH CIRRUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS NEAR
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...C  DIRIENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.LEADF.01/OTX