FNUS76 KOTX 021712 AAA
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR YOCKEY CREEK RX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1012 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 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.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL OR GRAUPEL.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN AND
                    SNOW BECOMNG LIKELY SATURDAY EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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