FNUS76 KOTX 011810
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1110 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WHILE DRY CONDITIONS WITH INCREASING AND THICKENING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE BURN AREA...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING A CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP OVER THE REGION OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA. A DRY NORTHERLY
FLOW IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.BEEHI.01/OTX