FNUS76 KOTX 051648
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTON WOOD FLATS...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
948 AM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 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 TODAY. THERE IS A MODERATE CHANCE THESE SHOWERS
WILL DRIFT OFF THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE
NORTH OR NORTHEAST TODAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS RE-DEVELOPING TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BRANDOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.COTTO.01/OTX