FNUS76 KOTX 241522
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORESET MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...USFS OKA-WEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
822 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...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE STORM TRACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE
AREA TO MOVE IN CLOSER PROXIMITY AND POSSIBLY STEER
A SHOWER OR TWO OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE
OF A GREATER QUANTITY OF SHOWERS STEERED OVER AGAIN TOMORROW.
A VERY WET FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE AND RESULT IN A WETTING
RAIN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.FORES.01/OTX