FNUS76 KOTX 191737
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAWN RX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1037 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL LEAD TO DRY AND
SEASONAL CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH SHALLOW INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO
SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE BURN AREA. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN
MOISTURE. THIS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF INCREASING CLOUDS SUNDAY
MORNING AND A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE FOR A
WETTING RAIN. A WETTER AND COOLER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THROUGH 1900 THEN NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120519.FAWNR.02/OTX