FNUS76 KOTX 220311
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...NEWICC DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
811 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1954 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MID-LEVEL FRONT PUSHING EAST OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING WILL BRING
A FEW CLOUDS AND OCCASIONAL BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. AS
THE FRONT EXITS EAST THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO
SLACKEN...LEADING TO A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE
SITE BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
THE CANADIAN BORDER. BUT THE SITE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY.
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES ON SATURDAY WITH A FEW PASSING CLOUDS AND
LIGHTER WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    21 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDMSITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090821.ODENR.01/OTX