FNUS76 KOTX 262010
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD HORSE...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
110 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1253 PDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL OCCUR OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND
SATURDAY. THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL LAY OVER THE FIRE AREA
...WEAK TODAY AND BECOMING STRONGER ON SATURDAY. A WESTERLY SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE WEAKENING TODAY. ALL OF THIS WILL LEAD
TO DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT SOUTHWEST TODAY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON HIGHER GUSTS
AND UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS ON SATURDAY.

A POTENTIALLY BREEZY DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH
THE FIRE AREA ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CUMULUS BUILD UPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH WESTERLY GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

TIME (PDT)      2 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........26     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     74
RH..............38     32
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     12
CWR.............0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CODY DESAUTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090626.DEADH.01/OTX