FNUS76 KOTX 191312
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
612 AM PDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 SHORTLY AFTER 3 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...WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS.
A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY WITH MAINLY DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS LIKELY ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT AFTER 3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SOUTHERLY GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER WITH HIGH AROUND 60. MIN RH 35 PCT.
SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.

SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMP 65. MIN RH 33 PCT. SOUTHWEST WIND
4 TO 6 MPH.


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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.LOWER.01/OTX