FNUS76 KOTX 251547
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLASTA MOUNTAIN...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
847 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA TODAY. A FEW
LIGHT PRE-FRONTAL SPRINKLES OR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE
FIRE THIS MORNING...WITH THE MAIN FRONTAL PASSAGE OCCURRING AROUND NOON.
A FEW MORE AND POSSIBLY HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE...AND THEN THE WINDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AND GUSTY BEGINNING AROUND 1 PM.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER TODAY WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES LIKELY IN THE MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A SLOW COOLING LATE IN THE DAY. MORE RAIN...
LIKELY WETTING RAIN...ARE EXPECTED ON THE FIRE LATE MONDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY MORNING WHERE ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY,. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH THROUGH 7 PM...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...KATY MELUN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.ATLAS.01/OTX