FNUS76 KOTX 171358
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE  4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
658 AM PDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INSTABILITY SHOWERS MAY REACH THE BURN AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXITS OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON. THESE SHOWERS
MAY PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL...BUT WILL
BE HIT OR MISS AT BEST. WINDS WILL BE UP VALLEY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND THEN TURN DOWNSLOPE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT
NIGHT...BUT SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT IN MAGNITUDE. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH
STEADY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE DAY. LESS THAN
AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY...ESPECIALLY LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.BLUE4.02/OTX