FNUS76 KOTX 251212
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMAS 3...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
512 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING
AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A
VERY WET FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE AND BRING A WETTING RAIN
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.CAMAS.01/OTX