FNUS76 KOTX 211346
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
646 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. VERY
LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY BEGIN OVER THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 10AM AND NOON
...AND INTENSIFY DURING THE AFTERNOON...REACHING A CLIMAX OF MODERATE
RAIN JUST PRIOR TO A COLD FRONT PASSAGE AROUND 4 OR 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THIS STORM ON THE BURN SITE WILL BE
BETWEEN .10 AND .15 INCH. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT...SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING SLIGHTLY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THURSDAY WILL BRING A DRY BREAK BEFORE ANOTHER STORM BRINGS MORE RAIN
ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.HORNE.01/OTX