FNUS76 KOTX 111624
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIR SLASH PILE...STOI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
824 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY AND COLD AIR OVER THE
PROPOSED BURN ONCE AGAIN TODAY. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL END ON
SATURDAY...AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH AND
A COLD FRONT NEARS FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONTS WILL COLLIDE BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF I-90. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SNOW
OVER THE BURN AREA LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY. A MUCH BETTER CHANCE
FOR SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1300.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091211.SIRSL.01/OTX