FNUS76 KOTX 022207
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEARER...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
307 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE IDAHO/WASHINGTON BORDER TONIGHT
WILL PROMOTE CONTINUED MILD OVERNIGHT LOWS AND LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS OVER THE FIRE. THURSDAY MORNING A STRONG AND FAST MOVING
UPPER TROUGH WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE FIRE IN THE MORNING...AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
WILL BE COOLER THURSDAY WITH HIGHER MINIMUM RH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BEFORE 11 AM...
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH AFTER 11 AM. GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...NORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.SHEAR.01/OTX