FNUS76 KOTX 131553
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR METEOR...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
853 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0833 PDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH SEASONAL CONDITIONS AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS.
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS TO THE NORTH OF THE
BURN SITE...WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL. BY SATURDAY...
A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD
AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA FOLLOWING BY SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY
                    3-6 MPH AFTER MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY ENSMINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120413.METEO.01/OTX