FNUS76 KOTX 261354
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
654 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH EXPECTED OVER
THE BURN AREA. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING. AROUND 1 OR 2
PM A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE BURN SITE. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 14 TO 20 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. ON TUESDAY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. LATE AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.HORNE.01/OTX