FNUS76 KOTX 171809 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR KABOOM...USFS-CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1109 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER THE REST OF TODAY WITH WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING. RIDGE TOPS WILL SEE OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS UNTIL MID AFTERNOON HOWEVER. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH THE DRY WEATHER LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWING ANOTHER COLDFRONT THAT WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THERE WILL BE A PROLONGED WARMING AND DRYING TREND THAT WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE FORECAST ALL WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. 59 AT 1115 AM. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 40 PERCENT AT 1115 AM. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS BEFORE 1 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 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........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090917.KABOO.01/OTX