FNUS76 KOTX 081102
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
402 AM PDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

INCREASINGLY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING HEAVY MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY...WHILE WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PROMOTE LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS TODAY. TONIGHT CLOUDS
WILL THICKEN WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY BY DAWN. SATURDAY WILL BRING
RAIN...WITH RAINFALL OF AROUND 1/4 INCH LIKELY BY SATURDAY EVENING
ON THE BURN SITE.

FOR INCREASED ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF SPOT FORECASTS IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE SUBMITTED WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SITE AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE THE BURN TIME.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AFTER 2 AM.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...JIM DUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.COWCA.01/OTX