FNUS76 KOTX 031200
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON BUTTE  2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
500 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. LIGHT RAIN IS CURRENTLY CONFINED NEAR THE CREST...BUT
WILL LIKELY PUSH EASTWARD OVER THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. A
CHANCE OF RAIN WILL EXIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT IF THE
BURN AREA REMAINS DRY THROUGH MID-MORNING...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
THAT IT WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF
LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SECOND LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS TO THE
BURN AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED
LATE IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THIS
                    MORNING...WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
                    SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 3 TO 6
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 12 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...NAT ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.WASHI.01/OTX