FNUS76 KOTX 031925
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEO PHYSICAL...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1225 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED OFF THE COAST TODAY
WITH A COLD FRONT REMAINING WELL WEST OF THE PROJECT. WHILE THIS
PATTERN WILL LEAD TO SOME CLOUDINESS TODAY...ANY CHANCE OF RAIN WILL
REMAIN WELL TO THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES IN
FROM THE WEST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS FRONT WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT. A MUCH WETTER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...HOLLY PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.GEOPH.01/OTX