FNUS76 KOTX 031514
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON FALL...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
814 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE MOVING THOUGH OREGON AND STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE DIVING SOUTH THROUGH ALBERTA AND BC. ENOUGH
INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY TO KEEP THE
THREAT OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST. THOUGH SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
LOW...AROUND 4800 FEET...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED UNDER THE ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER BEGINS TO DRY OUT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. AT 10 AM...41.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 43 PERCENT AT 10 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH AT
                    10 AM. WIND BECOMING EAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH BY 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT 10 AM...BECOMING 4100 FT
                    AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    TO 40 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091003.WASHI.01/OTX