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FNUS56 KOTX 271933
FWSGEG
SPOT FORECAST FOR CONFUSION CREEK BURN......USFS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE
1132 AM PST MON OCT 27 2003

DISCUSSION...BIG CHANGES COMING TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE RIDGE IS BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN. THIS WILL ALLOW A WARM
FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY FOR THE BEST
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW THE WARM
FRONTMOVING IN FROM CANADA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A
SIGNIFICANT COOLING TREND AND THE CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY.

FOR TODAY 10/27/03
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW AFTERNOON BREAKS.
   CWR................00%
   TEMPERATURE........MAX NEAR 55.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN NEAR 50%
   WIND...EYE LEVEL...BECOMING UP SLOPE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                      AFTER 1300.
   MIXING HEIGHT......4500 FEET AGL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
   CWR................10%
   TEMPERATURE........MIN NEAR 45.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX NEAR 90%
   WIND...EYE LEVEL...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 7 TO 10 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 10/28/03
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN.
   CWR................50%
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 53.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 75-80%
   WIND...EYE LEVEL...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      25 TO 30 MPH.

FORECASTER...TOBIN