FNUS76 KOTX 011518
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 73...USFS - COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
818 AM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THIS MORNING'S SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. FURTHER
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE MORE ISOLATED AND HIT-AND-MISS...WITH
A LOW CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE REGION TONIGHT RESULTING IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON - FUELS SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111001.QUART.01/OTX