FNUS76 KOTX 180136
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 155 MP38...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
636 PM PDT THU SEP 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNSET WITH
GENERALLY CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WEAK
RIDGING WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND GRADUALLY GIVE
WAY TO HIGH CLOUDS FRIDAY NIGHT.  THE NEXT SYSTEM LOOKS POISED
TO ENTER THE PICTURE BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...ADAM BEARCUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090917.HWY15.01/OTX