FNUS76 KOTX 191551
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAIL ROAD BUTTE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
851 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...

THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. EXPECT MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES BY 1 PM OR 2 PM. BY NOON...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST...AND SHOULD REMAIN IN THAT DIRECTION THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN
WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE SO WEAK THAT IT WILL NOT
BRING MUCH NOTICEABLE CHANGE TO THE WEATHER AROUND THE RAIL ROAD
BUTTE PROJECT. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY
                    SUNNY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200 FEET BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.RAILR.01/OTX