FNUS76 KOTX 012132
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH ANDERSON 2...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
232 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1408 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE COAST WILL SEND
A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE APPROACH OF THESE FEATURES COMBINED
WITH WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
DRIER AIR WILL TEMPORARILY MOVE OVER THE FIRE ON WEDNESDAY AND END
THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT INLAND
BY THURSDAY AND SHOULD BE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE FIRE BY THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT COOLING TREND WITH
INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN VARIABLE
                    NEAR 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.DUTCH.01/OTX