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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUMBIA DITCHES MU 4   5...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
751 AM PST WED MAR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS WEAKENING AND FALLING APART. THERE
WILL NOT BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION...BUT THERE WILL STILL
BE SOME SHIFTING WINDS. THEN SOME CHANGES FOR THURSDAY ONWARD. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN TONIGHT...BUT THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO SAG INTO THE REGION THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY LATE MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CAWLEY-MURPHREE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100310.COLUM.01/OTX