FNUS76 KOTX 241449
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SE PALMER...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
749 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO SHIFT EAST TODAY. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE QUITE UNSTABLE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS
SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR
WETTING RAINS. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE
INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHWEST UNTIL TONIGHT.  ANY
WIND SHIFTS WILL OCCUR FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 2PM.  40 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    13 TO 19 MPH GUSTS TO 26 MPH BETWEEN
                    NOON AND 1900 PDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE
                    2000 PDT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT BEFORE 2000 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    A 40 PERCENT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.SEPAL.01/OTX