FNUS76 KOTX 151758
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NASON BASIN WUI...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
958 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RECOVER TO READINGS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE
WEDNESDAY BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
UNSETTLED COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH....BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........TURNING CLOUDY. SNOW DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY...
                    AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111115.NASON.01/OTX