FNUS76 KOTX 161814
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE ALDER  7...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1114 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND COOL
TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES COMPARED TO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE AND WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 DEGREES ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL PUT HIGHS
PRETTY CLOSE TO AVERAGE. NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS
EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS A COOLER AND SHOWERY
WEATHER REGIME SETS UP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CIRRUS INCREASING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...INCREASINGS TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO
                    25 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.BLUEA.01/OTX