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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORESET MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
811 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE PROPOSED SPOT LOCATION 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 COULD BRING A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...WITH THE
BEST CHANCES LIKELY TO OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN
DURING THE EVENING. THE RIDGE SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER EAST ON
TUESDAY RESULTING IN COOLER AND A LITTLE DRIER WEATHER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...MOSTLY SUNNY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH EXCEPT GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH EXCEPT GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND
                    WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.FORES.01/OTX