FNUS76 KOTX 081826
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1126 AM PDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1100 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK AND SHORT LIVED HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY...
ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRUSH THE NORTHERN ZONES TONIGHT.
THE MAIN AFFECT ON THE BURN AREA WILL BE SLIGHTLY INCREASED WINDS
AND SOME HIGH CLOUD MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE BC COAST BY MONDAY. THIS WILL PUT THE REGION
IN A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AND KEEP CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION NEAR THE
BURN AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL BE ON THE COOL
AND WET SIDE OF NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOP 4 TO 7 MPH...NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH ON THE
                    RIDGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT SUNDAY NIGHT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE AT WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.MISSI.01/OTX