FNUS76 KOTX 311858
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KABOOM...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1158 AM PDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING A DRYING AND WARMING TREND
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEN THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...FOLLOWED
BY ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND INCREASED WINDS THROUGH THE WEAKENS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW
ABOVE 5500-6000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT...AND THERE
IS SOME QUESTIONS ON THE EXACT ELEVATIONS...BUT CREWS WILL NEED A HEADS
UP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.KABOO.01/OTX