FNUS76 KOTX 120010
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON FOX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
510 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1644 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE RIDGE TOP WIND DIRECTION WILL CONTINUE TO BE NORTHEAST THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT... WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OFF THE RIDGE TOPS.
A MAJOR WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AND THE DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL BE REPLACED BY MOIST
SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE FIRE AREA WILL HAVE INCREASING CHANCES FOR
SNOW STARTING LATE MONDAY AND INCREASING TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
START AT THE ENTIAT VALLEY FLOOR AND AS THE FLOW TURNS TO THE SOUTH
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 4000 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY - COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING... INCREASING CLOUDS
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 MID SLOPE.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT MID SLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE AND BELOW VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
                    ABOVE MID SLOPE VARIABLE 2 TO 5 IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JL
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091011.PREST.01/OTX