FNUS76 KOTX 171524
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORESET MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...USFS OKA-WEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
824 AM PDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A BREAK BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL PROMOTE LIGHT WINDS. MID LEVEL AND
HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE NEXT WET STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT...AT LEAST A
FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH IS LIKELY. THURSDAY WILL BE ANOTHER DRY
BREAK PERIOD...WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM BRINGING LIGHT RAIN TO THE
BURN AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAINLY DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CIRRUS STREAMING IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.FORES.01/OTX