FNUS76 KOTX 231638
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE  4...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
938 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS TOMORROW AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTH. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE. IT
WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN THE FORM OF WET SNOW...BUT MAY CHANGE TO
RAIN BY AFTERNOON AS SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR.
A PERSISTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF COOL
AND SHOWERY WEATHER THURSDAY THROUGH WEEKEND. THERE MAY BE A
SHORT PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THAT AT THIS TIME.

REMARKS...THANK YOU FOR THE RICH SET OF OBSERVATIONS. THEY ARE A
BIG HELP. FAXING YOUR OBSERVATIONS WORKS FINE FOR US SINCE SEVERAL
DIFFERENT FORECASTERS WITH DIFFERENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS ISSUE SPOT
FORECASTS. OUR FAX NUMBER IS 509-244-0554.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1400 PDT...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...
                    MAINLY AFTER 0300 PDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1900 PDT...
                    BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL
                    AT THE VALLEY FLOOR IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 2800 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. MELTED PRECIPITATION
                    AMOUNTS NEAR A TENTH OF AN INCH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.BLUE4.01/OTX