FNUS76 KOTX 121915
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR METEOR...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1215 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 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.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY ENSMINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120412.METEO.01/OTX