FNUS76 KOTX 141558
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HBO 15...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
858 AM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE LATE
TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
TO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. MAINLY
DRY SATURDAY WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA. THEN A STRONGER
DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE THE BURN AREA SUNDAY AND WILL
OPEN THE DOOR TO COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 8000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 8000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...MEEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.HBO15.01/OTX