FNUS76 KOTX 191621
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH 1 - 4...WDFW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
921 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT THE LIGHT RAINFALL TO CONTINUE INTO MIDDAY...THEN TRANSITIONING
TO ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDER THREAT IS
ISOLATED...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH WINDS BECOMING
GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT PASSAGE LATE SATURDAY WILL
PRODUCE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST...WITH WINDS
BECOMING GUSTY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DECREASING. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FEET AGL AT IGNITION TIME...RISING TO
                    3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 7 PM...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FEET AGL BY 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 2 PM...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AT 9 TO 13 MPH. LATE DAY GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING ...THEN NORTHWEST
                    13 TO 17 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130419.SLASH.01/OTX