FNUS76 KOTX 081807
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1107 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1048 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND DRY NORTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
TODAY WITH WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
A STRONG BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE FIRE
LATE TONIGHT BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.
COLD AND DRY AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP
                    WIND NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND NORTHEAST
                    12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND MUCH COLDER.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY WITH GUSTS TO 17
                    MPH. WIND DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091008.BEEHI.02/OTX