FNUS76 KOTX 231718
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRECAMP 1...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1018 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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...THE OBSERVATIONS THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING ARE EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEED. A MID AFTERNOON OB...AN EARLY MORNING OB...AND
A FEW IN BETWEEN. THAT IS PERFECT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BY 1100 PDT...
                    INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER 300 PDT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW
                    LEVEL RISING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    MELTED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS A TENTH OF
                    AN INCH OR LESS. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.

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