FNUS76 KOTX 221707
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK M1 M2...IPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1007 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH A
WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH BUILDING INTO WASHINGTON. THIS WILL
CREATE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD BRING NO MORE
THAN AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. SATURDAY WILL BE
WARMER...BUT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AS A
SECOND WEAK WAVE PASSES THROUGH THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 11 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON .
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...SCHEFFELMAIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.NORTH.01/OTX