FNUS76 KOTX 161741
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NASON BASIN WUI...COLVILLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
941 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

EXPECT THICKENING CLOUDS TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON
AS A WET AND WINTRY STORM SYSTEM IMPACTS THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT
18 HOURS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION BY LATE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT CROSSING THE REGION WILL
BRING RISING SNOW LEVELS. EXPECT A BREAK IN THE ACTION THURSDAY...
BUT ANOTHER SNOWY AND LESS WINDY STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING BETWEEN 1PM AND
                    3 PM.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32 EARLY MAX THIS MORNING...THEN FALLING SLIGHTLY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111116.NASON.01/OTX