FNUS76 KOTX 251230
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SE PALMER...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
530 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.SEPAL.01/OTX