FNUS76 KOTX 161851
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KABOOM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1151 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 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 OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY 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.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 BOTTOM ELEVATION.   61 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT BOTTOM ELEVATION. 55 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 5 PM.
        RIDGE TOP...SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 BOTTOM ELEVATION.   47 TOP ELEVATION.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT BOTTOM ELEVATION. 92 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
        RIDGE TOP...WEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING 800 FT OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 BOTTOM ELEVATION.   52 TOP ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT BOTTOM ELEVATION. 43 PERCENT NEAR RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/MIDSLOPE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO
                    1 TO 4 MPH.
        RIDGE TOP...WEST 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASING 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090916.KABOO.01/OTX