FNUS76 KOTX 141825
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KABOOM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1125 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY AND BRING BREEZY WINDS TO THE RIDGES NEAR THE KABOOM FIRE.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY...WITH
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 56 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT BOTTOM. AS HIGH AS 50 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MID SLOPE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOP...WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AS HIGH AS 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AS LOW AS 44 IN THE LOW ELEVATION PROTECTED
                    AREAS TO AS WARM AS 53 ON THE MID/UPPER SLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...WEST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO
                    5 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...WEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    24 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET NEAR RIDGE TOP TO LESS THAN 100 FEET
                    IN THE VALLEY FLOOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 BOTTOM ELEVATION. 63 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT VALLEY. 40 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOP...VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090914.KABOO.01/OTX