FNUS76 KOTX 201530
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNER...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
830 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL BE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH
THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS. TODAY THE REGION WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER
SYSTEMS...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW AND TRANSPORT WINDS LIGHT AGAIN TODAY. THE
NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH ANOTHER ON FRIDAY NIGHT. I THE EXTENDED A SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEDNESDAY. BOTH THE WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY SYSTEMS WILL BRING A WETTING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. FOG LIFTING BETWEEN 1000-1100
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200..
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.HORNE.01/OTX