FNUS76 KOTX 251855
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JO CAT  12...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1155 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 WITH THE MAIN FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE AFTERNOON. 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 MIDDAY 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 A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. 70 AT NOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. 29 PERCENT AT NOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    BEGINNING AROUND 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT NOON...RISING TO 3500 FT AGL BY
                    2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL BY 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...MCLEOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110925.JOCAT.01/OTX