FNUS76 KOTX 061326
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAD MEDICINE...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
626 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FLAT AND WEAK RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL PROMOTE DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY...ALTHOUGH HIGH ALTITUDE MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE THICK MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS TODAY WITH ONLY WEAK SUNSHINE FILTERING ONTO THE BURN
AREA. THIS WILL REDUCE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE BY A FEW DEGREES OVER
YESTERDAY. WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL PROMOTE A
SLIGHTLY ENHANCED UPSLOPE WIND TODAY...AND A SLIGHTLY RETARDED
DOWNSLOPE WIND TONIGHT. TONIGHT THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS
THE BURN AREA WITH A LIGHT RAIN FOR ONE TO THREE HOURS ON THE BURN
SITE AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP ON
SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OVER
THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. THIS COULD CREATE SOME ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS ON THE BURN AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.BADME.01/OTX