FNUS76 KOTX 041516
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLTS 1 RX BURN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
816 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...MAINLY DRY TODAY...THEN MUCH COOLER AND WETTER FOR THE WEEKEND...

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE OFF THE WASHINGTON/BC COAST
TODAY AND FINALLY BEGIN PUSHING INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW...SEVERAL WEAK WAVES WILL MOVE CLOSER
TO THE BURN SITE...AND PRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THAT WILL
ACCOMPANY NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE UPPER LOW THEN MOVES IN
SATURDAY NIGHT AND LINGERS THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN AND THUNDER.
HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A
DRYING TREND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION TUESDAY.
FOR A WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.  50 AT 810 AM.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. 76 AT 810 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE MARTINEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090904.COLTS.01/OTX