FNUS76 KOTX 172008
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAM  9...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
108 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON
TODAY AND TOMORROW. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL QUICKLY THIS EVENING
AS A STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSION DEVELOPS. THE INVERSION WILL BREAK
BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING...AND TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER MILD DAY
WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE ON THURSDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WASHINGTON BRINGING MORE CLOUDS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2000 FEET BETWEEN 1PM AND 4PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 10AM...BECOMING
                    EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111017.COWCA.01/OTX