FNUS76 KOTX 041903
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE ALDER  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1203 PM PDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 PDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN TODAY WITH STEADY RAIN
AFTER 1600. WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND THEN WILL TAPER
OFF OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN WINDS
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
EXPECT SHOWERY AND WINDY WEATHER ON FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SPRINKLES THROUGH THE EARLY
                    AFTERNOON THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER 200 PM.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 200 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN TRANSITIONING
                    TO RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
                    SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER 700 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.BLUEA.01/OTX