FNUS76 KOTX 251747
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRECAMP  2...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1046 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS
THE CASCADES. RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN FROM SOUTH AFTER MIDDAY. THE
RAIN WILL START OFF LIGHT WITH SPRINKLES...BUT SOME LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE RAIN SHOWERS WILL TAPER
OFF IN THE EVENING WITH PARTIAL CLEARING. SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE
AND BECOME MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CUMULUS
CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ON THE RIDGE TOPS. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE BY THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 1 PM.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    SHOWER ON THE RIDGE TOPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HAUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.FIREC.01/OTX