FNUS76 KOTX 100355
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JFS MOSES COULEE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
855 PM PDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS THROUGH A BUILDING RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE ON THURSDAY. A WEAK NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
OFFSET THE TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTERNOON UPVALLEY WIND LEADING TO
VARIABLE WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO A
NORTH WIND DURING THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...KURT THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090910.JFSMO.01/OTX