FNUS76 KOTX 081836
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUMBIA DITCHES...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1036 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA. THE FIRST TODAY
HAS ALREADY MOVED WEST OF THE AREA. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO LAST UNTIL
AFTER SUNSET. DRY CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY
THE NEXT SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...BUT NOT MUCH IN THE
WAY OF PRECIPITATION. CONDITIONS DRY OUT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOLLOWED
BY ANOTHER DISTURBANCE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    ...DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST-WEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO WEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CAWLEY-MURPHREE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.COLUM.01/OTX