FNUS76 KOTX 041322
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
622 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 MAINLY 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. WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND BREEZY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER NOON...WITH
                    AFTERNOON WESTERLY GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.FORES.01/OTX