FNUS76 KOTX 041449
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUTO ROUTE...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
749 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...BUT CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT LIFTS IN THIS
EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSAGES TOWARD
THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING THICKENING CLOUDS...
WITH RAIN DEVELOPING. TUESDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS IN THE POST-FRONTAL ATMOSPHERE...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 TO 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...DOUG FREDERICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.AUTOR.01/OTX