FNUS76 KOTX 061503
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
803 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A FLAT AND WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...
ALTHOUGH HIGH ALTITUDE MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE THICK MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS WITH ONLY FILTERED SUNSHINE. THIS WILL REDUCE THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE BY A COUPLE DEGREES OVER YESTERDAY. WEAK SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL PROMOTE UPSLOPE WINDS TODAY...WHILE
DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY WINDS RETURN TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT A FRONT
WILL BRING THE MAIN RAIN EVENT THIS EVENING WITH ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS
OF PRECIPITATION FOR A FEW HOURS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON
SATURDAY...YET LIGHT UPSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS...
                    ESPECIALLY AFTER 1 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE...SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS WEST 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE...NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS
                    WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN LOWERING
                    TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE...SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.FORES.03/OTX