FNUS76 KOTX 281700
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABLE FIRE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1000 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS
                    THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT THE TOP...85 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 15 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1500...
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1800..
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING DRY...BUT RAPIDLY BECOMING
                    THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 AT THE TOP AND 49 AT THE BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT THE TOP AND 69 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 55 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH....BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.SABLE.01/OTX