FNUS76 KOTX 051710
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAY DOG HFR 142...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1010 AM PDT FRI JUN 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 PDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT STARTS OFF AS ANOTHER WARM DAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WEAKENS. ANTICIPATE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN LATE
TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT DROPS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA...LEADING TO
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. LIGHT EAST 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 BRING SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...BETTER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS RANALLA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090605.STRAY.01/OTX