FNUS76 KOTX 251504
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNS LAKE...USFS, COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
804 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MUCH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO
BREAKDOWN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WILL
WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THEN A PRECIPITATION EVENT. BY
SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER
SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH STRONG
WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUST 15 TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUST TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN YANKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.BROWN.01/OTX