FNUS76 KOTX 251747 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN SONG 7...COLVILLE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1047 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY WET FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE AND BRING A WETTING RAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 15 TO 18 MPH AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JCLEV REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.SWANS.01/OTX