FNUS76 KOTX 120209
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIPP CANYON...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
709 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1847 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FLOW ABOVE THE RIDGE TOPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NORTHEAST THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT... WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OFF THE RIDGE TOPS. ANY
UPSLOPE WINDS ON SUNNY SOUTHERN SLOPES ON SUNDAY WILL BE LESS ON
MONDAY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING. 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
AN INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW STARTING LATE MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL START AT THE 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 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY - COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY... THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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