FNUS76 KOTX 011619
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUCKY 10...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
919 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...
DRY BUT VARIABLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH WESTERLY
FLOW PRODUCING A RAIN SHADOW IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES CREST.
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. 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 CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MEG TREBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120501.LUCKY.01/OTX