FNUS76 KOTX 231613
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD FLATS...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
913 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THROUGH
TONIGHT. DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF THE RIDGE...THE
ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE UNSTABLE DUE TO VERY WARM TEMPERATURES NEAR
THE GROUND. THIS INSTABILITY COULD TRIGGER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER BETTER CHANCES WILL GENERALLY PERSIST
NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE PROJECT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT
SLIGHTLY EASTWARD ON TUESDAY RESULTING IN COOLER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...VERNON STEARNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.COTTO.01/OTX