FNUS76 KOTX 282047
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WADNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
147 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS ALREADY PUSHING EAST AND BREAKING DOWN AS A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH
AND EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING SHIFTING AND INCREASING
WINDS TO THE BURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. EXPECT A 15 DEGREE
OR MORE COOL DOWN BY SATURDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING.
THE WEATHER WILL SETTLE DOWN SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 800 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR (> 0.10 IN).....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...SAM STEINSHOUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.ODENR.01/OTX