FNUS76 KOTX 031801
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEERFOOT 57...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1101 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...BUT A
MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR MASS AND AFTERNOON HEATING WILL LEAD TO
CONTINUED FLAT CUMULUS OVER THE BURN AREA. ON THURSDAY CLOUDS
WILL THICKEN FURTHER WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIKELY IN THE EVENING AS A WEATHER SYSTEM
PASSES THROUGH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE AIR MASS MOISTENS. UNSETTLED...SHOWERY AND COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60...WARMEST VALLEY BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT...LOWEST VALLEY BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42...WARMEST MID SLOPE AND RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-95 PERCENT...LOWEST MID SLOPE AND RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH AROUND 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THROUGH 1900 THEN NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...BECOMING CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62...WARMEST VALLEY BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-46 PERCENT...LOWEST VALLEY BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.DEERF.01/OTX