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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRD CAGE II...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
217 PM PDT SUN AUG 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE LARGELY TERRAIN DRIVEN AT NIGHT...WITH
A SOUTHWESTERLY BIASED UPSLOPE FLOW DURING THE DAY. ON TUESDAY A WEAK
DRY COOL WILL CROSS THE FIRE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
HIGH CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING
TREND ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-WEEK ONWARD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 4 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DAVE NORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090823.BIRDC.01/OTX