FNUS76 KOTX 122010
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAM...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
110 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION..
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE BURN PROJECT TODAY
RESULTING IN DRYING WEATHER AND WEAKENING WINDS. THE INFLUENCE OF
THE RIDGE WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON THURSDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER
WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT
DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CASCADES BY EARLY
FRIDAY RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST-NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING EAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.COWCA.01/OTX