FNUS76 KOTX 041958
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1258 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1142 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

   ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

HIGH PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND LOWER PRESSURE TO
THE SOUTH NEAR OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA IS RESULTING IN A
SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN THAT FAVORS BREEZY NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO NOSE INTO THE REGION MONDAY FOR
DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
UP COMING WORK WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091004.PREST.01/OTX