FNUS76 KOTX 241243
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRIC II 16...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
543 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. THESE SHOWERS
SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT MORE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON .
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD J  BRESNAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.ELECT.01/OTX