FNUS76 KOTX 261819
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOE CREEK  8...CWICC, USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1119 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH 1/4 INCH EXPECTED OVER
THE BURN AREA. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR IN THE LATE MORNING. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING. AROUND NOON
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AJK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.JOECR.01/OTX