FNUS76 KOTX 260024
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLATMOON 54 56...USFS-METHOW VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
524 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL DEPART THE AREA TO THE EAST TONIGHT...WITH
ONLY A FEW SPRINKLES EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ANOTHER MORE
POTENT SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN ON MONDAY. LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW FROM
THE SOUTHEAST ORIGINALLY WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION BY
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE BURN AREA. WETTING
RAINS SEEM LIKELY AT THIS TIME. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION MARKEDLY THROUGH THE DAY...AND LIKELY BE
EVEN STRONGER STILL FROM THE SOUTH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND
THE BURN. GUSTY CONDITIONS SEEM LIKELY EVEN IN THE VALLEY DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN
                    WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY LATE MORNING.
                    MODERATE RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHEAST IN THE MORNING THEN
                    INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110926.FLATM.01/OTX