FNUS76 KOTX 191954
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADFOOT 70...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1254 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...
INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL TRACK THROUGH THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH ON THE RIDGES
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS MIXING INTO THE CANYON WITH A SOUTH WIND. THE WINDS
AND SHOWERS WILL DECREASE AFTER 8 PM...FOLLOWED BY CLEARING SKIES. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE A COOL DAY WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS. A GRADUAL WARMING AND
DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH UP TO GUSTS TO
                    28 MPH. ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BEFORE 8 PM.
                    THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 24 MPH...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 54
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...C  DIRIENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.LEADF.01/OTX