FNUS76 KOTX 121346
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
646 AM PDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSTABLE TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SOME
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWER THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING BEFORE DRYING OUT TOWARD LATE EVENING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND AROUND THE
SHOWERS. THUS OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND
THE BURN SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE SITE
WILL REMAIN UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH FRIDAY...CONTINUING TO BRING
A THREAT OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS BUT OTHERWISE DRIER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.LOWER.01/OTX