FNUS76 KOTX 041608
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAY DOG ACTIVITY BL 206...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
908 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 MID AND HIGH CLOUDS
WILL 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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE TOP OF
                    BURN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING BY LATE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.STRAY.01/OTX