FNUS76 KOTX 021857
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...WA-CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT 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 MAY RESULT IN A SPORADIC GUST OF 15 TO 20 MPH...BUT THEY
SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT OF THE SOUTHWEST. 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 GENERALLY DRY TODAY. A WET AND
INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAY BRING
LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY AND
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SNOW OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL 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 A MIX OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.LOWER.02/OTX