FNUS76 KOTX 051921
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLE ADMIN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1221 PM PDT MON OCT 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO NOSE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND
THROUGH THE WEEK. A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...BREEZY
NORTHERLY WINDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA. OTHERWISE
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS AND A MINOR WARMING TREND. BY THE WEEKEND
WE ARE EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN WITH THE SECOND DISTURBANCE
...THEN TURNING WET TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST-EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KOENEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091005.KETTL.01/OTX