FNUS76 KOTX 052036
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 MILE HFR...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
136 PM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1345 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RATHER COOL AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE REGION WILL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS
OVER NEARBY PEAKS THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THERE IS A
MODERATE CHANCE SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL DRIFT OFF THE MOUNTAINS
AND OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY WITH LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS. A FEW OF THE SHOWERS OVER THE REGION MAY PRODUCE THUNDER
TODAY...BUT THE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE BURN AREA IS VERY
SMALL. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM WITH
                    SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN OVERNIGHT SNOW
                    SHOWER.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTH
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.3MILE.02/OTX