FNUS76 KOTX 181842
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICA GREEN RX...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1142 AM PDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK RIDGE WILL KEEP MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVER THE
PROPOSED BURN SITE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN
INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THICKEN OVERNIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE
OF RAIN OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
DELIVERING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND MUCH BREEZIER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTH WIND 2 TO 5 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS TO 14 MPH AT THE RIDGETOP
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AT THE RIDGETOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CORY FLESHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121018.MICAG.01/OTX