FNUS76 KOTX 031901
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JO CAT  12C...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1201 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 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
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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
                    THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN LATE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...KATY MELUN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.JOCAT.01/OTX