FNUS76 KOTX 030957
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND PILOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
257 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0155 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH TYPICAL DIURNALLY DRIVEN
WINDS. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO ARRIVE AS IT STALLS
OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON. AS A RESULT...HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST
TODAY WHILE MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH EAST BRINGING WETTING RAINS TO THE
PROJECT BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL
STORM WILL BRING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AFTER 0400.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    NIGHT BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND AT
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT AGL AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...SHANAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.ISLAN.01/OTX