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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NO NAME...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
908 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL PROMOTE LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OVER
THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN
THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY MID LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL
KEEP THE SUN MOSTLY HIDDEN TODAY...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED. AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT
WITH A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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