FNUS76 KOTX 272254
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
354 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE NEARS THE WASHINGTON COAST. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST TODAY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE
EAST TONIGHT IT WILL PUSH A SURFACE TROUGH EAST OF THE BURN
AREA...ALLOWING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP. MUCH COOLER AND
MOIST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE LOW
MOVES INLAND...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98 VALLEY BOTTOMS....86-91 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE...LOWERING TO 3 VERY LOW OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MUCH COOLER. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 VALLEY BOTTOMS...69-75 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090827.ODENR.01/OTX