FNUS76 KOTX 151738
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1038 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1123 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST AND OVER THE
FIRE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLY WET WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON AND ON THROUGH TO MONDAY ALONG WITH A COOLING TREND
THAT WILL KEEP BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY OVER
THE BURN SITE INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS
SHOULD SHIFT TODAY FROM THE CURRENT EAST/NORTHEAST DIRECTION MORE
TOWARD SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN FROM THAT DIRECTION
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING ONE INCH OVERNIGHT
MAY FALL ON THIS FIRE OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110515.GROUS.01/OTX