FNUS76 KOTX 291839
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN STYX...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1139 AM PDT TUE MAY 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1300 AND 1800 PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF DOWNPOURS
AS WELL AS GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE DRY WITH
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
A WETTING RAIN ON THE ASPEN STYX PROJECT THIS WEEK WILL BE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    BETWEEN 1300 AND 1800 PDT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. WINDS MAY BE
                    ERRATIC NEAR SHOWERS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 3200 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1300 PDT AND 1700 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    THROUGH 1800 PDT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS.
                    WIND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER 1800 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING
                    MID AND HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER LEBRET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120529.ASPEN.01/OTX