FNUS76 KOTX 131726
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NESPELEM OMAK HOMESITES...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1026 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS PRIME FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION WITH PEAK HEATING
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE OUT ON WEDNESDAY WITH A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. BY SUNDAY-MONDAY TEMPERATURES COULD BE AS MUCH AS 10-20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    14 MPH AFTER 1300. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1 BECOMING 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. WINDS BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO4 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2 BECOMING 1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1 BECOMING 2.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.NESPE.01/OTX