FNUS76 KOTX 202045
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRATER WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
145 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1345 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED HUMIDITIES
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH A THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PRIOR TO THIS WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS
NEAR OR OVER NORTHERN IDAHO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY NEAR 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...PEARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.PRATE.02/OTX