FNUS76 KOTX 231850
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN TACO 16...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1150 AM PDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. BY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
SATURDAY...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL FLATTEN THE RIDGE AND
BRING A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP
                    WIND SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...TRISH GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.GARDE.01/OTX