FNUS76 KOTX 081632
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIR PILE BURNING...STOI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
832 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

BITTERLY COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE PROPOSED BURN
PROJECT THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THUS
WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT TODAY. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING INCREASING CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A
FEW FLURRIES.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    1600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.SIRPI.01/OTX