FNUS76 KOTX 271601
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCHARD A...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
901 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON TODAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE PUSHED EAST OF THE
ORCHARD A PROJECT...HOWEVER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BRISK WESTERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE IN THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
RIDGES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW...AND THERE
WILL BE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS CAPABLE OF RAIN...SNOW...OR SMALL
HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGE TOP...SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    WEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP...WEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO WEST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. SMALL HAIL OR GRAUPLE
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS...WEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.ORCHA.02/OTX