FNUS76 KOTX 171854
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NASON BASIN  1...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1154 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1126 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS EAST OF THE FIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THE NEARBY PROXIMITY OF THE TROUGH WILL ALLOW ISOLATED SHOWERS TO FORM.
THE BEST CHANCES HOWEVER WILL LIE TO THE EAST OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS
WHERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO DEVELOP. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL
RAPIDLY DWINDLE BY EVENING AS THE TROUGH HEADS INTO IDAHO.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY ENSMINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.NASON.01/OTX