FNUS76 KOTX 161806
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER BUSH...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1106 AM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PATTERN CHANGE IS UNDER WAY TODAY AND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A
DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL ALLOW AMPLE MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. THIS IS A
GOOD PATTERN FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND THEY CAN BE
EXPECTED JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH
THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A SLOW COOLING TREND TODAY AND
WILL COOL DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. A
STRONGER AND COOLER WEATHER SYSTEM IS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. LIGHT SHOWERS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY
                    MOVED THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1500.GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BRANDOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.JUNIP.01/OTX