FNUS76 KOTX 011908
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RX 47 3R DIST...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1208 PM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE REGION TODAY BRINGING
WARMER WEATHER...LOW HUMIDITY...AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL SLIDE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING BRINGING
INCREASING CLOUDS BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION.  WINDS
WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
POTENTIALLY BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES FRIDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RE-STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND CONTINUING TO PROMOTE WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS DEVELOPING
                    OVER THE RIDGES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST OR SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2800 FT AGL BETWEEN 1200 PDT AND
                    1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...FANDRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.RX473.01/OTX