FNUS76 KOTX 091801
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AENEAS NORTH...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1101 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS AND DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL DROP OUT
OF BC SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND CLOUD
COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 6 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 2 TO 5 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO 0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    SUNNY LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO NORTH 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE WITH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.UPPER.01/OTX