FNUS76 KOTX 021710
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1010 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TAKE UP POSITION OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND BE THE MAIN WEATHER PRODUCER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ENOUGH
INSTABILITY REMAINS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY FOR SOME AFTERNOON
CONVECTION AND WITH SNOW LEVELS RIGHT AROUND 4500-500 FEET THESE SHOWERS
WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY CONTAIN HAIL/GRAUPEL. THE UPPER TROUGH SAGS
SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR MOISTURE TO
WRAP AROUND ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE CASCADES BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
...SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN BY LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THINGS BEGIN TO DRY OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NEXT WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN VARIABLE CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN GRAUPEL OR SMALL HAIL.
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    THEN RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091002.BEEHI.01/OTX