FNUS76 KOTX 280113
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER WUI...USFS - OWF- CLE ELUM RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
613 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS OVER THE PROPOSED
PROJECT VERY DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A
DEVELOPING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST...WILL
APPROACH EXTREME WESTERN WASHINGTON MONDAY RESULTING IN WARMING
TEMPERATURES. THE TROUGH WILL PUSH INTO THE CASCADES LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY RESULTING IN A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN AND MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY & BECOMING BREEZY LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1800 HRS PDT...
                    BECOMING QUITE GUSTY INTO THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 18O0 THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...A BRIEF TRACE OF
                    SNOW POSSIBLE AT TOP OF BURN NEAR 4400 FEET MSL.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.REECE.01/OTX