FNUS76 KOTX 071252
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
552 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IN THE SHORT TERM...UNSTABLE AIR ALOFT WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY
BUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY.  EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FRIDAY WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE
THROUGH THIS TIME.

REMARKS...THE TEMPERATURES PROVIDED SEEM A LITTLE HIGH GIVEN
SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS SO THE FORECAST RELIED MORE HEAVILY
ON THE NEARBY RAW STATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.FORES.01/OTX