FNUS76 KOTX 201501
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
801 AM PDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ONE MORE DAY OF DRY AND SEASONABLY MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY OVER THE BURN PROJECT. THE HIGH PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAIR
WEATHER WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
CASCADES TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN
SHOWERS ON SUNDAY...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND
STRENGTHENING WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. .
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AT BASE OF PROJECT INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
                    OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGETOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...
                     ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE PROJECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST
                     WIND 7 TO 11 MPH WITH RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS NEAR
                     20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO GARIBAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.MUDPO.03/OTX