FNUS76 KOTX 301902
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADE 24...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1202 PM PDT THU APR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA
TODAY...BUT RESIDUAL INSTABILITY WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED SHOWERS. WARMER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING THEN
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...C  DIRIENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090430.CASCA.01/OTX