FNUS76 KOTX 201523
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH NESPELEM BL 700...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
823 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH
THURSDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE QUITE LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW
AFTERNOON UNDER STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE. A MAJOR PATTERN
CHANGE IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. A MUCH STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND
BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...THEN SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. 48 AT 11 AM.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. 51 PERCENT AT 1 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 1400 FT AGL AT 11 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH BY 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BRANDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.NORTH.01/OTX