FNUS76 KOTX 161902
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BERGMAN 3...USFS - CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1202 PM PDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE SPRING SO FAR. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 50S AT THE BERGMAN 3
PROJECT. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE AROUND SUNSET BRINGING
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AN ABRUPT WIND
SHIFT. WEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY THROUGH ABOUT
MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES
COOLER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER 4 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM.
                    SKIES BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WIND SHIFTING FROM SOUTH TO WEST BETWEEN 1700
                    AND 1900 PDT. WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 28 MPH IN THE EVENING. WIND DECREASING TO
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    WEST 9 TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.BERGM.01/OTX