FNUS76 KOTX 071458
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIER MEADOWS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
758 AM PDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
BURN THIS MORNING USHERING IN COOLER AIR AND INCREASED NORTHEAST
LOW LEVEL WINDS. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE
CASCADES LATE THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER SURGE
OF MOISTURE AND INCREASED NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A FEW SHOWERS
                    NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST-EAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST
                    6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CONNALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.WIERM.01/OTX