FNUS76 KOTX 121904
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIPP CANYON...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1204 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1121 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE NORTHEAST RIDGE TOP FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO THE
EVENING WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER
SLOPES. THE LIGHTER WINDS WILL BE RESPONSE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF CLOUD
COVER FOR MOST OF TODAY...ALTHOUGH SOME AFTERNOON SUN BREAKS ARE
POSSIBLE. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE SOUTH...CHANGING THE
DRY AND COLD WEATHER TO MORE SEASONAL WEATHER. THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR SNOW STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
START AT THE VALLEY FLOOR AND AS THE FLOW TURNS TO MORE SOUTHERLY
AND THE SNOW LEVELS RISE TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...WITH SOME AFTERNOON SUN BREAKS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    A MIX OF SNOW...RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091012.TRIPP.01/OTX