FNUS76 KOTX 071859
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUGGET...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1159 AM PDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOL NORTH-NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE BURN EARLIER
THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING IN COOLER AIR...INCREASED NORTHEAST
LOW LEVEL WINDS AND SOME SHOWERS TO THE AREA. ANOTHER FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER SURGE OF MOISTURE AND INCREASED
WINDS...BUT ONLY A LITTLE RAIN. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE MONDAY NIGHT
OR TUESDAY FOR THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN AND 40 AT THE
                    TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN AND 57
                    PERCENT AT THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN AND 43 AT THE
                    TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN AND 49
                    PERCENT AT THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST-WEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091007.NUGGE.01/OTX