FNUS76 KOTX 301509
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEOKEE UP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
809 AM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING
AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. THE TROUGH WILL BE REPLACED
BY A WEAK RIDGE TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING BRIEF DRYING. THE RIDGE
WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A WEAK WARM FRONT ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL
BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.  THE COLD AND UNSETTLED
PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090930.KEOKE.01/OTX