FNUS76 KOTX 051633
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE III...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
933 AM PDT FRI JUN 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 PDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT STARTS OFF AS ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WEAKENS. ANTICIPATE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN LATE
TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT DROPS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS
AFTERNOON...LEADING TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DIURNALLY DRIVEN LIGHT SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL CANADIAN TROUGH WILL KEEP A COOL NORTHWEST
FLOW OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MORE SEASONAL...BETTER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................2-3.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090605.COYOT.01/OTX