FNUS76 KOTX 191324
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORESET MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...USFS OKA-WEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
624 AM PDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY BREAK PERIOD IS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF TODAY WITH MAINLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS THIS MORNING OVER THE BURN AREA...GRADUALLY CLOUDING OVER
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...CULMINATING IN AN ONSET OF LIGHT RAIN FROM
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ON THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 3PM AND 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING
BELOW AVERAGE. WETTING RAIN ON THE BURN SITE IS LIKELY TONIGHT. ON
FRIDAY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AS A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC
MOISTURE STRETCHES ACROSS THE REGION...BUT THE CASCADES WILL ACT AS
A BARRIER WITH MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED RAIN FALLING NEAR THE CREST.
STILL...A FEW SHOWERS COULD MAKE IT OFF THE CREST AND CROSS THE BURN
AREA DURING THE DAY. THIS LIKELIHOOD IS SMALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN BEGINNING IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.FORES.01/OTX