FNUS76 KOTX 191639
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORTON HUNT DIVIDE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
939 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WITH
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE BURN AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. OCCASIONAL NORTHEAST
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.HORTO.01/OTX