FNUS76 KOTX 181817
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADE HF RMEF...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1117 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...
MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL
PUT THE REGION IN A MAINLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ANOTHER WEAK WAVE WILL UNDERCUT THE TROUGH TONIGHT, BUT SHOULD
HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE BURN UNIT EXCEPT FOR INCREASING CLOUDS.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. A MUCH
STRONGER AND COOLER WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH/NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 0900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.CASCA.01/OTX