FNUS76 KOTX 111702
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAY DOG WUI...COLVILLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1002 AM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET COUPLED WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL
RESULT IN MORE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO RESULT IN BREEZY/GUSTY WINDS.
WINDS SHOULD PEAK AROUND MID AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A FEW MOUNTAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...THEN
DRY FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED WEATHER
WILL DESCEND OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AND LAST
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. NUMEROUS RAIN
                    SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
                    THE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111011.STRAY.01/OTX