FNUS76 KOTX 031931
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE PINE  5...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1131 AM PST TUE NOV 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY JUST OFF THE
SURFACE TONIGHT...STRENGTHENING THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE INVERSION
...RESULTING IN POORER MIXING TOMORROW MORNING THAN THIS MORNING.
THE NEXT WET FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091103.POLEP.01/OTX