FNUS76 KOTX 251802
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE UNIT  2...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1102 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOISTURE AND CLOUDINESS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEARS THE PROJECT. THIS MOISTURE
WILL ALSO LEAD TO AN INCREASING CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER
MOST WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 1500. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
NEAR THE PROJECT OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY RESULTING IN A
VERY GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL TAPER OFF BY AFTERNOON AS A COLD
STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...WITH A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1500.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500 THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AT TIMES.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    POSSIBLE OVER THE TOP OF THE PROJECT.

MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.LOWER.01/OTX