FNUS76 KOTX 261805
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK BLK 99...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1105 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 PDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL BRING AN ABUNDANCE OF MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS TO THE LOUIE
CREEK BURN SITE...BUT A LACK OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INHIBIT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...LOCALLY GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. THE
REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE DRY AS WELL. A BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL BRING WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN SITE
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 63 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH ON THE RIDGE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH EARLY EVENING GUSTS
                    UP TO 19 MPH. WINDS DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    800 FEET OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 7 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 64 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090526.LOUIE.01/OTX