FNUS76 KOTX 201943
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAILER...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1243 PM PDT FRI JUL 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 499 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY
EVENING...

A SHARP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SWINGING INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM...REMAINING NUMEROUS
THROUGH ABOUT 6 TO 7 PM BEFORE STARTING TO SHIFT NORTH OF THE SITE.
THE STORMS WILL CARRY A GOOD THREAT OF WETTING RAINS...BUT ALSO SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ALSO SEVERE...
CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL
LINGER OVERNIGHT THEN DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    BECOMING NUMEROUS TOWARD 2 TO 3 PM THIS
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
                    SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 4 TOWARD 2 PM.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS
                    THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................4...DECREASING TO 2 AFTER 8 PM.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...J KEIBLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120720.TRAIL.01/OTX