FNUS76 KOTX 081439
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIERRE LAKE...BLM WA-SPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
639 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS FOR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
AT THE OWL MOUNTAIN RAWS SITE AND IS NOT NECESSARILY
REPRESENTATIVE OF CONDITIONS AT THE PROPOSED BURN...

.DISCUSSION...
A WINTER STORM...CURRENTLY CENTERED OFF THE NORTH OREGON COAST
WILL DRIFT INLAND TODAY. AS THE STORM NEARS...CLOUDS WILL THICKEN
OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR
SNOW LATE IN THE DAY. SNOW CHANCES WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY
OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
WHILE SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON THUS FAR
ARE EXPECTED. DRY BUT COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THIS MORNING...THEN CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN OR SNOW.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SOLHEIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.PIERR.01/OTX