FNUS76 KOTX 071743
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISPERING PINES RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1043 AM PDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND DRY 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 AND INCREASED NORTHEAST
LOW LEVEL WINDS. 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 LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF RAIN. STILL LOOKS LIKE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY FOR THE NEXT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.WHISP.02/OTX