FNUS76 KOTX 031930
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILEPOST 281...NE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1230 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1256 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO PASS OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE DAY. INSTABILITY BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF
A BRIEF SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...AS THE TROUGH DEPARTS TO THE
NORTHWEST. BY LATE TONIGHT...ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS
OVER THE FIRE...RESULTING IN A SMALL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...
HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 3 PM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AT BASE OF FIRE WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 11 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................2 THROUGH 1500 DECREASING TO 1 LATE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES LATE.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 55 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT TOP OF FIRE TO 65 AT BASE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY EARLY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES...OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.MILEP.01/OTX