FNUS76 KOTX 202048
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEECHER THIN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
148 PM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO GIVE WAY TO A SERIES OF
STORM SYSTEMS THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.  THE FIRST TWO STORM
SYSTEMS WILL BE WEAK...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAINFALL
AND SMALL INCREASE IN MIXING HEIGHTS AS WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT.
A MORE POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
BRINGING BREEZY WINDS...WETTING RAINS...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW SATURDAY NIGHT THEN INCREASE AFTER
11AM SUNDAY AS STRONGER WINDS DEVELOP.  A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING AT THE BURN SITE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPSVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.  A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.LEECH.01/OTX