FNUS76 KOTX 161542
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZIET 73...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
842 AM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 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.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST-SOUTH
                    7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
                    ...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.QUART.01/OTX