FNUS76 KOTX 021923
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILEPOST 281...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1223 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND 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 THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
COMMON THURSDAY BEHIND THIS FRONT. ONCE THE 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.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 1700 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 24 MPH. ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...ADAM BEARCUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.MILEP.01/OTX