FNUS76 KOTX 252034
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMPSON LAKE WUI 249...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
134 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1350 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MOIST 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 MAILY TONIGHT. 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.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
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.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
                    WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.SIMPS.03/OTX