FNUS76 KOTX 301721
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTIANSON EAST...LITTLE PEND OREILLE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1021 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OF THE PROJECT TODAY. THIS WILL
DELIVER ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY TO THE AREA...HOWEVER CLOUDS WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE. BY TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
NEAR THE REGION RESULTING IN A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WET WEATHER ON
SUNDAY HOWEVER A MUCH WETTER WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING BY 11AM THEN
                    3000 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PIETROBURGO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.CHRIS.01/OTX