FNUS76 KOTX 011346
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD POTATO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
646 AM PDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL DETERIORATE LATE TONIGHT
AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AS SNOW INCREASES LATE TONIGHT. ONCE THE
SNOW ENDS AND CHANGES TO RAIN MIDDAY FRIDAY...VERY GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE
COMMON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. 45 AT 1100.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. 52 PERCENT AT 1100.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...TURNING TO RAIN AND
                    ENDING BY MIDDAY.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 19 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO GARIBAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.MUDPO.01/OTX