FNUS76 KOTX 191743
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE III...NEWICC DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1043 AM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...CUMULUS AND INSTABILITY SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND TRACK THROUGH THE BURN
SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A THREAT OF A THUNDERSTORM EMBEDDED
IN THE SHOWERS. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE GUSTS
TO 30 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL MIX TO THE LOWER
SLOPES WITH MAINLY A SOUTH WIND. THE WINDS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WILL DECREASE AFTER 8 PM...FOLLOWED BY CLEARING SKIES. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE A COOL AND DRY DAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1 PM.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30. RIDGE TOP WINDS
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 8 PM...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.COYOT.01/OTX