FNUS76 KOTX 031637
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON BUTTE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
937 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH
AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY CLOUDS
WILL THICKEN FURTHER WITH RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON 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.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH
                    AROUND 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MUCH COOLER. RAIN LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.WASHI.01/OTX