FNUS76 KOTX 041620
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAD MEDICINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
920 AM PDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE ALOFT WILL PROMOTE A DRY AIR MASS TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW FLAT
CUMULUS OVER MOUNTAIN RIDGES. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER
THE BURN AREA WITH A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE CASCADES. THIS WILL
PROMOTE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TODAY WITH SEASONABLY NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN AREA THURSDAY WITH A SMALL CHANCE
OF A SHOWER OVER THE BURN AREA...BUT NO WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.BADME.01/OTX