FNUS76 KOTX 201610
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRATER WEST...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
910 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TODAY...TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN
CLOUDS AND BRING A RISK FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS APPROACHES
THE PRATER WEST PROJECT LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE DAY
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...GALLOWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.PRATE.01/OTX