FNUS76 KOTX 051454
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASH BUTTE  6...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
654 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TO
THE WASH BUTTE 6 PROJECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE NIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE MAJORITY
OF THE PRECIPITATION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL FALL IN THE
FORM OF RAIN...BUT SOME WET SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...
ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO
25 MPH. GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MIDSLOPE...SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOP...SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. SNOW LEVEL FALLING AS LOW AS 4000 FEET
                    BY MORNING.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MIDSLOPE...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
                    AS 30 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...GK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.WASHB.02/OTX