FNUS76 KOTX 181758
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVENTIONAL CARIBOU  12...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1058 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR ONE MORE DAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FAST MOVING
WEATHER SYSTEM ON TUESDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE
CASCADES AROUND 500AM AND EAST INTO MONTANA BY NOON. EXPECT
COOLER TEMPERATURES...A RAPID INCREASE IN WIND AND THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WESTERLY FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WILL GIVE WAY TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
RETURN TO MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH-
                    SOUTHEAST UP-SLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST-WEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.CONVE.01/OTX