FNUS76 KOTX 021753
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1053 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...GUSTY WINDS AND THUNDER POSSIBLE 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 THURSDAY 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.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7100 FT AGL LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.TIMBE.01/OTX