FNUS76 KOTX 231347
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KILLARNEY 2...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
647 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER WARM DAY TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT UNDER THE WEST
FLANK OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. A WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH IS
LAYING OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN TODAY. THE AIR MASS IS UNSTABLE
HOWEVER THERE WILL BE NO TRIGGERING DISTURBANCES TO CAUSE
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL THIS EVENING. TONIGHT A WEATHER DISTURBANCE
WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. ON TUESDAY A
COOLER AND SHOWERY REGIME WILL BRING A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
TO THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE DOWNSLOPE 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...LONNIE NEWTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.KILLA.02/OTX