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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
701 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL THICKEN TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE NORTH CASCADES. BY
THURSDAY MORNING...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST
INTO THURSDAY EVENING. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD BE DRY DAYS AS
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...WITH A GRADUAL THICKENING OF
                    THE CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    2500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1800...BECOMING
                    WESTERLY AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 0600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...CHAD LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.FORES.02/OTX