FNUS76 KOTX 211741
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISERY...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1041 AM PDT SAT MAY 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ONTO THE COAST TODAY...CROSS THE
CASCADES TONIGHT BEFORE SLIPPING NORTH TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TODAY...WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME STEADIER TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE DECREASING
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT COOLER
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...BEN PROFFITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110521.MISER.01/OTX