FNUS76 KOTX 281710
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN HFR  114...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1010 AM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW-MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY
INTO EARLY FRIDAY...WITH DEEPENING MOISTURE ALONG THE COLD FRONT
PRODUCING INCREASING RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES TODAY...BECOMING
LIKELY TOWARD MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE AROUND 4000 TO 4500 FEET...WITH A MIX POSSIBLE NEAR
THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...
WITH ONLY ABOUT A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (THOUGH SOME
SNOW MAY BE INCLUDED IN THAT). THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES STARTING
TO WANE BUT NOT END.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING POSSIBLY
                    MIXED...WITH SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 2 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.SWIMP.01/OTX