FNUS76 KOTX 121813
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TYEE UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1113 AM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CASCADES WILL SWITCH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS
TO MORE UPSLOPE TERRAIN DRIVEN SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SCATTERED
HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. MOISTURE WILL SURGE NORTHWARD
OUT OF OREGON OVERNIGHT AND BRING AN INCREASE IN LOW TO MID LEVEL
CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST ON WEDNESDAY
AS A RESULT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA
BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 1700 AND 2000 WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHICH WILL
CAUSE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE. COOL UNSETTLED WEATHER
WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS OF 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    SHIFTING TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 4 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 1800.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................20%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE RISING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.TYEEU.01/OTX