FNUS76 KOTX 212259
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIXON ROCK...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
359 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. RESULTING
IN WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LASTING WELL AFTER SUNSET
THIS EVENING. COOL AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL KEEP BREEZY WINDS
AROUND UNTIL AFTER SUNSET AS WELL. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN CLEARING SKIES...WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHTER TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. BY SUNDAY NIGHT THE NEXT IN A
SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL BRING COOL...WET AND UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. THEN CLEARING THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT EARLY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FEET AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER 0300.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FEET AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110422.NIXON.01/OTX