FNUS76 KOTX 291703
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1003 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE
WASHINGTON CASCADES TODAY. COOLER CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE RAIN
NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS NEAR THE BEEHIVE
BURN AREA WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...THIS EVENING...
AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING
                    SHOWER.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090929.BEEHI.01/OTX