FNUS76 KOTX 181649
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESTSIDE PINE DIKE UNIT...KALISPEL TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
949 AM PDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASINGLY CLOUDY SKIES
TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS LATE
AFTERNOON ON SURROUNDING HIGHER PEAKS. RAIN BECOMING LIKELY AT BURN
SITE THIS EVENING...THEN DRAMATICALLY INCREASING TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS LIKELY BEGINNING FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER ON SURROUNDING HIGHER PEAKS
                    AFTER 6 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN BECOMING LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE EARLY EVENING...INCREASING
                    TO 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...BOB GILREIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.ESTSI.01/OTX