FNUS76 KOTX 091742
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1042 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1008 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING ARCTIC FRONT WILL LIKELY REMAIN FIXED NEAR THE
FIRE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THE PRESENCE OF THE FRONT
WILL KEEP LOP CLOUDS OVER THE AREA...WITH LITTLE THREAT OF
PRECIPITATION. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY SLIDE SOUTH OF THE FIRE ON
SATURDAY WITH INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND...CLEARING SKIES...AND
COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE DRY AND COLD WEATHER WITH OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 0 TO 2 MPH...TRENDING
                    EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT...BUT FALLING OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091009.BEEHI.01/OTX