FNUS76 KOTX 161830
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN CREEK...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1130 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL COOL TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES TODAY
COMPARED TO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND MAY 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.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 13 WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
                    16 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 26 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTH
                    10 TO 16 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
                    15 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3300
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH...SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.SWIMP.01/OTX