FNUS76 KOTX 181819
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIXON ROCK...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1119 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT 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.........CUMULUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.NIXON.01/OTX