FNUS76 KOTX 081721
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANY TRAILS RX...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1021 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOL AND DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE PROPOSED PROJECT
TODAY WITH CONDITIONS BEING MORE STABLE THAN YESTERDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE PROJECT LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING MUCH COLDER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. COLD AND DRY
AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE PROJECT THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN OR SNOW IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST TO EAST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND
                    NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. MUCH COLDER
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGETOP WIND NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...MARK HICKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.MANYT.01/OTX