FNUS76 KOTX 111446
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MITRE ROCK...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
746 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A DEEP PACIFIC TROUGH WILL BRING
MAINLY HEAVY MID LEVEL CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. A SMALL CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVER THE BURN SITE WILL DEVELOP AFTER NOON. A LIGHT
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BE LARGELY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WITH GUST POTENTIAL TO 15 MPH IN THE WELL MIXED AFTERNOON AIR MASS.
LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING...PROBABLY IN
THE RANGE OF .04 TO .07 INCHES...BUT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A DIRECT
HIT BY A HEAVIER SHOWER TONIGHT WHICH WILL DEPOSIT OVER .10 INCHES. ON
THURSDAY SHOWERY AND UNSETTLED...COOLER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...VERNON STEARNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.MITRE.01/OTX