FNUS76 KOTX 020933
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
233 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 RAIN TO THE BURN SITE VERY LATE TONIGHT
AND INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL OR LESS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH 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.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    INCRASING BUT STILL LESS THAN 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.LOWER.01/OTX