FNUS76 KOTX 201832
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AENEAS NORTH...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1132 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 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
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL BE RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH
A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    5 TO 8 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JEN CROFT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.UPPER.03/OTX