FNUS76 KOTX 251451
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 54 61...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
751 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WILL
WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THEN A PRECIPITATION EVENT. RESULT
IN INCREASED WINDS. BY SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME
THROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER ONE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
MORE WINDY CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...COLVILLE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.QUART.01/OTX