FNUS76 KOTX 171654
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIXON ROCK...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
954 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
WILL DROP TOWARD THE PROJECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. COOLER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES AFTER 1430.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP
                    WINDS GUSTING TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON OUT
                    OF THE WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE OR WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS
                    NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.NIXON.01/OTX