FNUS76 KOTX 241317
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGSMOKE...KALISPEL TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
617 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO MOVE EAST TODAY. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE QUITE UNSTABLE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE
LIKELY OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. THESE SHOWERS
SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT MORE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...BOB GILREIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.BIGSM.01/OTX