FNUS76 KOTX 061336
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
636 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE REGION BRINGING LITTLE
THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
WESTERLY FLOW TODAY WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY
NEAR RIDGE TOPS...WITH A CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. A COLD
UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL DROP SOUTH OUT OF CANADA ON
THURSDAY...BRINGING ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING TRANQUIL WEATHER
AND LIGHT DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

REMARKS...THANK YOU FOR THE AFTERNOON OBSERVATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 4 TO 8 MPH MID
                    SLOPE. WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH NEAR THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS OF 14 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS OF 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WIND OF 7 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.FORES.01/OTX