FNUS76 KOTX 031525
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 73...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
825 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 CONSIDERABLE 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH AT BASE OF
                    PROJECT. RIDGETOP WIND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 1 TO 4 MPH AT BASE OF PROJECT. RIDGETOP
                    WIND WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON - FUELS SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.QUART.01/OTX