FNUS76 KOTX 171529
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POND 2...COLUMBIA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
829 AM PDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL AND QUICK MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS
THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
AND POSSIBLE SHIFTING WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES DOWN A FEW DEGREES THURSDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY A WARMING AND DRYING TREND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CIRRUS THIS MORNING...DECREASING THIS
                    AFTERNOON AND BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500
                    FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JOHN JANAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.POND2.01/OTX