FNUS76 KOTX 231511
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH 1 - 4...WDFW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
811 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ON THE HIGHER PEAKS
ABOVE THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DRY
CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER WEAK
WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CLIP THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SHIFTING
WINDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS ON THURSDAY. FOR THE WEEKEND...VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWER WILL
                    BE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE THE
                    BURN SITE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH AT BURN TIME...
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH BY 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FEET AGL AT BURN TIME...THEN BECOMING 6400 FT AGL
                    IN BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH BY 1 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.SLASH.01/OTX