FNUS76 KOTX 191446
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
746 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE NORTHERN
CASCADES THIS MORNING...AND MAY PRODUCE SOME FLURRIES OVER THE
BURN AREA EARLY TODAY. CUMULUS CLOUDS AND INSTABILITY CLOUDS WILL
DEVELOP ON THE RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT LIGHT...MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH
THE PERIOD...BUT MAY EXPERIENCE SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS NEAR SHOWERS.
DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A COLD
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE NORTH CASCADES WITH THE
PRECIPITATION FALLING AS SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    FLURRIES THIS MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SNOW
                    SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 5000 FEET IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN FALLING
                    TO THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.FORES.01/OTX