FNUS76 KOTX 092358
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWCAM 1 2...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
458 PM PDT MON MAY 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1650 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES
TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL LIKELY DELIVER LIGHT
WINDS AND THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE WARM WEATHER
WILL BRIEFLY COME TO AN END ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT THIS EVENING LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500
                    FEET OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE OR NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110509.COWCA.02/OTX