FNUS76 KOTX 062106
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH GROUSE  4...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
206 PM PDT TUE OCT 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWESTERLY LARGE SCALE FLOW WILL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE RULE OVER
THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL RUN DOWN
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW LATE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN AREA WITH
A CHANCE OF RAIN RESULTING ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES FROM
NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA.  WINDS WILL TURN TO THE
NORTHEAST WITH SOME MODEST GUSTS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. QPF AMOUNTS
WITH ANY RAIN THAT DOES FALL ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH
TO CAUSE A WETTING RAIN.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH TURNING NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...PAUL WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.SOUTH.01/OTX