FNUS76 KOTX 040032
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE III...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
532 PM PDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1715 PDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT ON MID
SLOPES...ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON
THURSDAY. A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS OFF THE COAST ALLOWING AN UPPER TROUGH TO
BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL
RESULT IN SLIGHT COOLING FRIDAY AND MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING
SATURDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS PATTERN CHANGE
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 BOTTOM...57 MID SLOPE.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT BOTTOM...37 PERCENT MID SLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.COYOT.02/OTX