FNUS76 KOTX 051611
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCALLISTER CREEK WUI 601...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
911 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRIGGER
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN
AREA...BEFORE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THIS EVENING. ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING YET
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN. IN ADDITION THE THE PRECIPITATION
THREAT...LOOK FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    ...BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY ENSMINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.MCALL.01/OTX