FNUS76 KOTX 191333
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAWN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
633 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL LEAD TO MAINLY
DRY...COOL CONDITIONS WITH DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...LEADING TO
AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE. THIS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF INCREASING
CLOUDS TONIGHT AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES BY SUNDAY AS SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE PACIFIC. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY LATE SUNDAY. BETTER CHANCES WILL COME SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A WETTER AND COOLER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...MEG TREBON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120519.FAWNR.01/OTX