FNUS76 KOTX 052049
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 9 MILE BRIDGE FIRE...NE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
149 PM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS TO
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS WILL HOLD
OFF UNTIL THIS EVENING...WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. THERE
WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN AVERAGE. A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY. THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEK WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER THAN AVERAGE.



.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN CHANCES INCREASING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION 63. TOP ELEVATION 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 5 YO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    14 MPH. WINDS LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. LOWS MID 40S. HIGHS LOW 60S
VALLEYS...AND 50S MOUNTAINS. SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70 VALLEYS...UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S
MOUNTAINS. TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.



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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.9MILE.03/OTX