FNUS76 KOTX 161810 CCA
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DELATE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1109 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1036 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO PUSH EAST TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BURN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FIRE...ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY/GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY.  ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
BACK INTO THE REGION FOR NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER SHOT OF WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 5 PM PDT..
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  GUSTY
                    AND ERRACTIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 800 FT
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090916.DELAT.01/OTX