FNUS76 KOTX 171847
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH 1 - 4...WDFW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1147 AM PDT WED APR 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS TODAY. FOR TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY INCREASING AND THICKENING MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED.
THURSDAY NIGHT... A MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN...WHICH WILL
LAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A NEAR CERTAINTY OF WETTING RAIN
ON THE BURN SITE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
INCREASE EACH DAY TO AROUND NORMAL BY THURSDAY.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REQUEST A FRESH SPOT FORECAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING BEFORE THE BURN TIME FOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO
                    6000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 700 PM...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE BY 8 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH THROUGH 8 PM...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BEGINNING AROUND 8 PM.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH BY AROUND NOON.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130417.SLASH.02/OTX