FNUS76 KOTX 201357
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDSKER MURDOCH...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
657 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 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 THE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...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.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1600 PDT...BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL 1500 FEET IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.MEDSK.01/OTX