FNUS76 KOTX 182136
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAM  9...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
236 PM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1440 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE DRY AND CLEAR WITH LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TRANSITS THE REGION. THIS HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PROMOTE AN INVERSION ALOFT WHICH WILL KEEP THE MIXING LEVEL
RATHER LOW TODAY. TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY A WEAK TROUGH WILL BREAK DOWN
THE RIDGE...BUT THE ONLY NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON THE WEATHER AT THE BURN SITE
WILL BE AN INCREASE IN HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND A MORE WESTERLY BIAS
TO THE LIGHT WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE AS A WEAK SURFACE COOL FRONT MOVES
THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY'S MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO INCREASE
OVER TODAY'S BY A THOUSAND FEET OR SO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.COWCA.01/OTX