FNUS76 KOTX 191353
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM  2...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
653 AM PDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TODAY WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
ONCE AGAIN THIS MORNING. TODAY A WEAK TROUGH WILL BREAK DOWN WHATS
LEFT OF THE RIDGE...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND BRING A BIT OF LIGHT
RAIN AND INCREASE MIXING HEIGHTS A BIT FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. 56 AT NOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 52 PERCENT AT NOON.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BETWEEN AROUND NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3200 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 2300 FEET AGL AT NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.FARM2.01/OTX