FNUS76 KOTX 231354
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 73  INC 27...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
654 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 ISOLATED 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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.QUART.01/OTX