FNUS76 KOTX 232129
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
229 PM PDT SUN AUG 23 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON MONDAY BRINGING A DECREASE IN
WINDS. HOWEVER TERRAIN DRIVEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BE GUSTY ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH TO NORTH DRAINAGES.
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH ON TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER
INCREASE IN WINDS...BUT LITTLE MOISTURE WITH THIS FEATURE WILL
RESULT IN CONTINUED LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BUILD AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 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.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY NEAR 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 74-80. MIN HUMIDITY 15-19 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
          AFTERNOON WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 77-83. MIN HUMIDITY 12-17 PERCENT. TERRAIN
            DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 81-87. MIN HUMIDITY 12-17 PERCENT. TERRAIN DRIVEN
           WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090823.ODENR.01/OTX