FNUS76 KOTX 020056
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
556 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN
MOSTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. PERIODS OF CLOUDY CONDITIONS
INTERSPERSED WITH SOME LARGE BREAKS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT HOURS AS THE BULK OF THE LIFT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WARM
FRONT AFFECTS AREAS TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. WHILE THERE
IS A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH THE FRONT TONIGHT...IT IS NOT A VERY GOOD
CHANCE. THE MUCH BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN COME SATURDAY NIGHT AS
A COLD UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD AND BRINGS STRONG
EASTERLY FLOW AND A STRONG CHANCE OF WETTING UPSLOPE RAINS
TO ALL OF THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.BEEHI.02/OTX