FNUS76 KOTX 291954
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUGGET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1254 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE NUGGET WILDFIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT...
AND TOMORROW. THE PRECIPITATION TOTAL THROUGH TOMORROW SHOULD
BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AS
LOW AS 4000 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SATURDAY'S SYSTEM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO
                    4500 FEET OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
                    LEVEL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET IN THE MORNING...RISING
                    TO 5500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JASON CLIFFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090929.NUGGE.01/OTX