FNUS76 KOTX 091817 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AENEAS NORTH...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1117 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... A SLOW MOVING ARCTIC FRONT AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD DECK WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. CLEAR...DRY...AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. BREEZY NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY SLIDE FARTHER SOUTH ON SATURDAY WITH INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND...CLEAR SKIES...AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE DRY AND COLD WEATHER WITH OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19. MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091009.UPPER.01/OTX