FNUS76 KOTX 021509
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLTS 1 RX BURN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
809 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...GUSTY WEST WINDS THURSDAY...

WARMER AND DRIER AIR WILL TEMPORARILY MOVE OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND
PRODUCE A SHORT BREAK IN THE WEATHER BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT
OVERTAKES NORTH IDAHO THURSDAY LATE MORNING. GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL BE COMMON THURSDAY BEHIND THIS FRONT. ONCE THIS TROUGH EXITS
THURSDAY NIGHT...A COLD UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND AND PRODUCE MUCH COOLER WEATHER AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93. 78 AT 1130 AM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. 41 PERCENT AT 1130 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3900 FT AGL BY 1130 AM...THEN TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 750
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......750 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...MARTINEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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