FNUS76 KOTX 241332
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RIDGE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
632 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COOL AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN
AREA AGAIN TODAY. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON AND BRING SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH ON FRIDAY WITH
DRIER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120524.NATAP.01/OTX