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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON FALL...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
551 AM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...NOTE...
THIS SPOT REFLECTS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THE CHELAN PORTABLE RAWS
SITE AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE WEATHER AT THE PROPOSED
BURN SITE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE PROPOSED
BURN AREA THIS MORNING AND ALLOW A WEAK RIDGE TO BUILD OVERHEAD. THIS RIDGE
WILL BRING A TEMPORARY DRYING TO THE AREA. THE DRYING WILL PROVE BRIEF AS
A WARM FRONT PUSHES OVER THE PROJECT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING RESULTING IN
INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AT BASE OF
                    PROJECT. RIDGETOP WINDS NORTHWEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT ABOVE TOP OF PROJECT OR 6200 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A FEW SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES POSSIBLE LATE.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE OR NORTH TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH AT
                    BASE OF PROJECT. RIDGETOP WIND WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...
                    POSSIBLE MIXED WITH SNOW EARLY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR 6200 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090930.WASHI.01/OTX