FNUS76 KOTX 251446
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORESET MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...USFS OKA-WEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
746 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 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.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.FORES.01/OTX