FNUS76 KOTX 010743
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROARING RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1243 AM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE REGION TODAY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER AND AROUND THE PROJECT.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ALONG
RIDGETOPS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON SUNDAY WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND
LIGHT WINDS TO THE PROJECT. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS WILL
BRING RAIN TO THE AREA BEGINNING MONDAY. A WETTER STORM APPEARS ON
TAP FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY TODAY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE AT 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1100...
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1500. ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    ARE EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    2500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY BEFORE 1900.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS OF 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING...SOUTHWEST AT 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING DURING
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING BECOMING...
                    4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111001.ROARI.01/OTX