FNUS76 KOTX 051543
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLTS 1 RX BURN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
843 AM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 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 THE
NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS WILL
HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT...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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1300 PDT
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE MARTINEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090905.COLTS.01/OTX