FNUS76 KOTX 031023
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH EVANS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
323 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL STORM
WILL BRING RAIN TO THE PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CLOUDS LOWERING THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AT 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER 0400.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AT 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...WITH RAIN
                    SHOWERS DECREASING AFTER 1200.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 9 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KOENEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.NORTH.01/OTX