FNUS76 KOTX 051626
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NESPELEM OMAK HOMESITES...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
926 AM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 OVER THE BURN AREA...BEFORE WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE PRIMARY
THUNDER THREAT WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE BURN SITE. 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 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 27 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.NESPE.01/OTX