FNUS76 KOTX 041640
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN WUI   301...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
940 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING BY LATE EVENING AND
                    CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...HENRY KUEHNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.SWIMP.01/OTX