FNUS76 KOTX 281750
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO 16...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1050 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD AND UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
OVER THE PROPOSED BURN TODAY. THE LOW WILL BRING UNSETTLED AND
COOL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TODAY...SHOWERS WILL LIKELY REMAIN TO THE WEST CLOSER
TO THE CASCADE CREST. THE LOW WILL SAG SOUTH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY
LOWERING THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.

...CORRECTED WIND FORECAST...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG THE CASCADE CREST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH GUSTING TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DIMKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.POTAT.01/OTX