FNUS76 KOTX 151856
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KABOOM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1156 AM PDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY INTO EARLY TOMORROW
KEEPING WINDS GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN AND RESULTING IN WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND FAIR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES.  A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS FIRE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING INCREASING RIDETOP WINDS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THE
EXTENDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A WEAK WAVE BRINGING
INCREASING WINDS ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 BOTTOM ELEVATION.  62 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT BOTTOM ELEVATION. 48 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGE TOP...VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 BOTTOM ELEVATION.  57 TOP ELEVATION.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT BOTTOM ELEVATION. 46 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
        RIDGE TOP...SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 BOTTOM ELEVATION.  61 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT BOTTOM ELEVATION. 50 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
        RIDGE TOP...SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090915.KABOO.01/OTX