FNUS76 KOTX 252256
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
356 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING
WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN LATE ON FRIDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING SOME
INCREASE IN WINDS...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 VALLEY BOTTOMS...75-80 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...14-17 PERCENT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH LATE MORNING. GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY NEAR 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


EXTENDED OUTLOOK
THURSDAY...CLEAR. MAX TEMPERATURES 82-92. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 10-17 PERCENT.
           WINDS TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 7 MPH.

FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX
         TEMPERATURES 79-89. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 11-18 PERCENT. WINDS TERRAIN
         DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. MAX TEMPERATURES 78-88. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 15-22
         PERCENT. WINDS TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090825.ODENR.01/OTX