FNUS76 KOTX 011452
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON FALL...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
752 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IN COMBINATION WITH WARMING SURFACE TEMPERATURES TODAY
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CHANGING LITTLE THROUGH TH
DAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP OVER THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.  AFTERNOON GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. EVENING GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.WASHI.01/OTX