FNUS76 KOTX 091605
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUMBIA WATERWAYS...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
805 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS TODAY
WITH MUCH LESS WINDS THEN WAS OBSERVED ON MONDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY...BUT THERE WILL
STILL BE A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS. THE COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN 1200-1400 FOR SHIFTING WINDS. MAINLY
DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM EXPECTED
LATE FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FEET AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
                    SNOW FLURRIES BEGINNING BEFORE SUNRISE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST-WEST 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FEET AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CAWLEY-MURPHREE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.COLUM.01/OTX