FNUS76 KOTX 230113 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WAIIMT#1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 613 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1711 PDT ON AUGUST 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN IN WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH SEVERAL SHORT-WAVE SYSTEMS SLIPPING BY. THESE WILL GENERALLY BE DRY...SAVE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. YET THEY WILL EACH PROVIDE SOME INCREASED WINDS. THE FIRST MID-LEVEL SYSTEM IS APPROACHING FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BEFORE MOVING OUT TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND SYSTEM PASSES TUESDAY AND THE THIRD TOWARD THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LOOK FOR AN INCREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY...WITH A GRADUAL REDUCTION THEN BY MONDAY MORNING. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. TUESDAY......PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURES 71-75. MIN HUMIDITY 18-25 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEDNESDAY....MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURES 73-76. MIN HUMIDITY 15-21 PERCENT. WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH. THURSDAY.....MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 5 PM. MAX TEMPERATURES 75-78. MIN HUMIDITY 15-21 PERCENT. WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH... INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. FRIDAY.......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURES. 70-75. MIN HUMIDITY 19-23 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JC REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090822.ODENR.02/OTX