FNUS76 KOTX 261726
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN PEAKS...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1026 AM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0956 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG YET DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE FIRE. THE WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO LAX TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY AS WEAK RIDGING BUILDS
OVER THE FIRE. DESPITE THE WEAKENING WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 56 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT BASE OF FIRE TO 45 PERCENT
                    AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST INCREASING TO 4 TO 8
                    MPH AT THE BASE OF THE FIRE. RIDGETOP WINDS
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 12 TO 17
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT ABOVE RIDGETOP.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO
                    12 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 AT BASE TO 47 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT IN THE EVENING BUT
                    DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP
                    WIND NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WIND DECREASING TO
                    6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT AND SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 55 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090926.TWINP.02/OTX