FNUS76 KOTX 221828
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE  4...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1128 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE BLUE 4 PROJECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE NEARLY ZERO FROM MID EVENING THROUGH
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL
ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE
ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO 2500 FEET BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

REMARKS...THANK YOU FOR THE RICH SET OF OBSERVATIONS. THEY ARE A
BIG HELP. OUR FAX NUMBER IS 509-244-0554.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2800 FEET.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    VICINITY OF SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE 1900 PDT. SNOW LEVEL
                    2500 FEET. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BY
                    0900 PDT...THEN SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1300 PDT.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110322.BLUE4.01/OTX