FNUS76 KOTX 032058
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN SONG 3...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
158 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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  WEST OF THE PROJECT. CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO THICKEN THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ANY RAIN WILL HOLD
OFF UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES.  PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
TO A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS FRONT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. A MUCH WETTER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
ON WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 600 FT
                    AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.SWANS.01/OTX