FNUS76 KOTX 081843
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN CREEK BLK 199...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1043 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST 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.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....3 BELOW ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...L  CAWSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.SWIMP.01/OTX