FNUS76 KOTX 161449
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPMAN 1...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
749 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN
PROJECT TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON, SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY
FOR A FEW HOURS THROUGH MID EVENING. FURTHER COOLING IS ANTICIPATED
ON THURSDAY...AND AFTERNOON WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN.
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES (HIGHS NEAR 70) ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED
MONDAY...TUESDAY..AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY AS A COOLER
AND SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME SETS UP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

THANK YOU FOR THE SET OF OBSERVATIONS FROM YESTERDAY. WELL DONE!
YOUR EFFORT REALLY HELPS US!


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. BANDS OF HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH AROUND 1400 PDT WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1700 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 4300 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1400 PDT AND 1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 17 MPH THROUGH 1900 PDT IN THE EVENING.
                    WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A 15 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER. CHANCE OF WETTING
                    RAIN ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...DAN BRAUNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.CHAPM.01/OTX