FNUS76 KOTX 020933
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTAIN...USFS OKA-WEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
233 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG WITH THE JET STREAM IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY WILL ALLOW FOR GUSTY AND ROBUST WIND AT TIMES TO MIX
DOWN ON THE BURN AREA BUT THE HIGHER SLOPES OF THE CASCADES TO THE
WEST WILL CONTINUE TO RAIN-SHADOW AND KEEP THE BURN SITE DRY
TODAY. A WET AND INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST MAY BRING SNOW AND RAIN TO THE BURN SITE VERY LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL OR
                    LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING BUT STILL LESS THAN 2000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.FORES.01/OTX