FNUS76 KOTX 191922
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PULASKI PEAK...IPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1222 PM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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
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 ON SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE FOR A
WETTING RAIN. A WETTER AND COOLER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH NEAR 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THROUGH 2000 THEN NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...K  MOFFITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120519.PULAS.01/OTX