FNUS76 KOTX 011527
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
827 AM PDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE CASCADES THIS EVENING AND
THEN EXIT EAST OF THE BURN SITE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DOWNSLOPE
FLOW OFF THE CASCADES WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA DRY DESPITE THE
PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE
THIS EVENING WITH VARIABLE UPSLOPE AND CROSS SLOPE WINDS EXPECTED
AGAIN FOR TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH ON
THURSDAY. LOW AND MID LEVEL SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL NEGATE THE
TYPICAL RAIN SHADOW INFLUENCE FROM THE CASCADES WITH LIGHT RAIN
LIKELY OVER THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TOP AND 54 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TOP AND 58 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120501.FORES.01/OTX