FNUS76 KOTX 032117
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELISPOT   10...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
117 PM PST TUE NOV 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1320 PST ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITE WITH A BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT
WILL PROVIDE DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS TODAY WITH LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR ON WEDNESDAY. THE
NEXT WET FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091103.HELIS.01/OTX