FNUS76 KOTX 231539
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
839 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL PROMOTE SHOWERY
AND COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS
A MODERATE CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER PASSING OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
AND A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE BURN SITE ON WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY AND TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121023.COLDS.01/OTX