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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
358 PM PDT MON AUG 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1601 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE ALONG THE CASCADES ABOUT MID-DAY AND MOVE
THROUGH THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 1200-1400. THIS WILL BRING SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES...BREEZY WINDS AND A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE
AREA. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION
RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES ON MID-SLOPES AND RIDGES. FRIDAY THE NEXT WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION AND WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW
                    SHOWERS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 AT THE TOP...82 NEAR MALOTT.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT THE TOP 22 PERCENT NEAR MALOTT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY SLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST-WEST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1300. WINDS
                    WILL BE VARIABLE DOWN LOUP LOUP CREEK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 AT THE TOP...47 NEAR MALOTT.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT THE TOP...63 PERCENT NEAR MALOTT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. MAX TEMP: 75-84. MIN RH: 12-17 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
             WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
             SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.
.THURSDAY....SUNNY. MAX TEMP: 84-94. MIN RH: 10-15 PERCENT.
             SOUTHEAST-SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
             THUNDERSTORMS.  MAX TEMP: 84-94. MIN RH: 10-20 PERCENT.
             NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.



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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090824.ODENR.01/OTX