FNUS76 KOTX 081659
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISPERING PINES RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
959 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.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 3 MPH EARLY
                    INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH WITH
                    LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.WHISP.01/OTX