FNUS76 KOTX 051846
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMAN 16   60...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1146 AM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT 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 CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS.  A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH SMALL HAIL.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 0800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...MATT DAUENHAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.DEADM.01/OTX