FNUS76 KOTX 301811
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNGRY CARIBOU  4...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1111 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OF THE PROJECT TODAY. THIS WILL
DELIVER ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY TO THE AREA...HOWEVER CLOUDS WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. BY LATER TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL NEAR THE REGION RESULTING IN A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WET
WEATHER CHANCES ON SUNDAY HOWEVER A MUCH WETTER WEATHER PATTERN IS
EXPECTED FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES LATE.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 AT BASE OF PROJECT TO 61 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT BASE OF PROJECT TO 40 AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS
                    MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.HUNGR.01/OTX