FNUS76 KOTX 011354
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND PILOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
654 AM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE PROJECT EARLY THIS
MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE REGION TONIGHT
RESULTING IN SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER AND
AROUND THE PROJECT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY ALONG RIDGETOPS. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE ON SUNDAY WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND ANOTHER DAY
OF MODEST SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE PROJECT. WETTING RAINS APPEAR
LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1000.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY BEFORE
                    1000.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 1100. ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
                    OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...SHANAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111001.ISLAN.01/OTX