FNUS76 KOTX 201729
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDIN TACO 66...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1029 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

IT REMAIN WILL UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
THEN A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM BY EARLY EVENING.
THERE WILL BE RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A FEW SPRINKLES LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.GARDI.01/OTX