FNUS76 KOTX 031023
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR S  CLE ELUM RIDGE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
323 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PAIR OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE FIRST WILL ARRIVE THIS MORNING ALONG THE CASCADE
CREST AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST. RAIN WILL BE CONFINED NEAR THE
CREST THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY PUSH OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE EAST TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO OREGON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR
A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED LATE
IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THEN RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.SCLEE.01/OTX