FNUS76 KOTX 061917
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUGGET...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1217 PM PDT TUE OCT 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK. A PAIR OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS FLOW AND BRING
SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE BURN AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE
IDAHO PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AFFECT ON THE BURN AREA WILL
BE COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASING NORTH WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AND POSSIBLE LIGHT RAIN/SNOW. EXPECT A A BREAK IN THE WEATHER ON
THURSDAY...THEN ANOTHER FRONT ON FRIDAY WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. WELL
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING...FOLLOWED BY INCREASING
                    HIGH CLOUDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT...47 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT AND 35 PERCENT
                    AT THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14
                    MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT AND 36 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT AND AND 65
                    PERCENT AT THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...RENEE KUEHNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091006.NUGGE.01/OTX