FNUS76 KOTX 302139
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODEN ROAD...WADNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
239 PM PDT SUN AUG 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE EAST WHILE A TROUGH IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA APPROACHES THE COAST. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SOUTHERLY FLOW
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH AN OVERALL DRYING AND WARMING TREND INTO
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. TONIGHT WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR
A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS IN THE EVENING. THERE
WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY IN THE REGION TO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH
PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE BURN SITE. A SLIGHTLY BETTER
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND TUESDAY AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE SLIPS UP FROM THE SOUTH. YET THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED
STORM CROSSING THE BURN SITE IS LOW. LOOK FOR A COOLING TREND TOWARD
THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ON
THE FIRE ON OR ABOUT FRIDAY.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TOP...86 BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT TOP...19 PERCENT BASE.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    ...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...SAM STEINSHOUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090830.ODENR.01/OTX