FNUS76 KOTX 112040
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH GORGE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
140 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION FOR THE NORTH GORGE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO BE NORTHEAST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. A MAJOR WEATHER
PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL
FINALLY DISPLACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA. UNTIL THEN...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FUNNEL DOWN THE COLUMBIA RIVER INTO THE
NORTH GORGE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY...THE BIG PATTERN CHANGE TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WET WEATHER. BY LATE IN
THE DAY ON TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN OR
WET SNOW...POSSIBLY EVEN A BIT OF FREEZING RAIN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE BY 1900 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091011.NORTH.01/OTX