FNUS76 KOTX 291650
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG WASHINGTON 5...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
950 AM PDT THU OCT 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING CLOUDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW TO THE
BURN SITE TODAY...POSSIBLY BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN LATER THIS
EVENING. THE FLOW TURNS FROM SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY THIS EVENING...
WITH A LINGERING CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO A CHANCE
OF ALL RAIN OVERNIGHT AND MILDER AIR MOVES IN. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY OR RISE SLOWLY OVERNIGHT. A RISK
FOR RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY...WITH INCREASED WESTERLY
WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.BIGWA.01/OTX