FNUS76 KOTX 191355
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR YOCKEY...USFS-METHOW VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
655 AM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL FOLLOW THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY.
WEST WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL
DISSIPATE BY EARLY TO MID EVENING. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A COOL AND DRY
DAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 BOTTOM ELEVATION 44 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING. WIND DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1200
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    UP TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...DEE TOWNSEND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.YOCKE.01/OTX