FNUS76 KOTX 031813
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUCKLEBERRY MTN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1113 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 AND 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.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AT BASE OF PROJECT. RIDGETOP
                    WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 0 TO 3 MPH AT BASE OF PROJECT.
                    RIDGETOP WIND SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AT BASE OF
                    PROJECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.


OUTLOOK FOR EXTENDED PERIOD...

RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR TUESDAY .07-.15 INCHES.
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR WEDNESDAY .10-.25 INCHES
THURSDAY...CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
           LIGHT WINDS.
FRI-SUN....GENERALLY DRY ASIDE FROM A CHANCE OF
                RAIN LATE SATURDAY...EARLY SUNDAY. RAINFALL
                SHOULD BE LIGHT.



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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.HUCKL.01/OTX