FNUS76 KOTX 032348
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILEPOST 281...WA TEAM 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
448 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1721 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A POST COLD FRONT AIR MASS IS PUSHING INTO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL INSTABILITY WILL
CREATE A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF A LINGERING RAIN SHOWER NEAR THE FIRE
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BECOMING CALM
AROUND 11 PM AND THEN AND BECOME LIGHT NORTH/DOWNVALLEY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE DRY AND WARMER THAN TODAY...WITH LIGHT
WINDS. ON SATURDAY THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PASS THOUGH THE FIRE
AREA...BUT THIS FRONT WILL BE SLOWER AND WINDS WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS WITH TODAY'S FRONT. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE WITH SATURDAY'S FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP...55
                    BOTTOM...51
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP...48 PERCENT
                    BOTTOM...62 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH MAINLY NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE. BECOMING
                    NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP...76
                    BOTTOM...80
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP...26 PERCENT
                    BOTTOM...23 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP...60
                    BOTTOM...55
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP...42 PERCENT
                    BOTTOM...57 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.MILEP.02/OTX