FNUS76 KOTX 161335
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
635 AM PDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STEADY LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN AREA
BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. BETWEEN .10 AND .15 INCHES OF RAIN
IS LIKELY THIS MORNING BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES LATE THIS MORNING
ALLOWING STEADY RAIN TO TAPER OFF TO A CHANCE OF BRIEF SHOWERS FOR THE
REST OF THE DAY. LIGHT WINDS DURING THE RAINY PERIOD WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY THSI AFTERNOON. A DRYIONG TREND WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY...
WITH DRY BUT CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. THE NEXT WET STORM
SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH MORE LIGHT RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTST TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120416.LOWER.01/OTX