FNUS76 KOTX 011242
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AENEAS 56...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
542 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE REGION TODAY PROMOTING
LIGHTER...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...WARMER TEMPERATURES...AND DRY
CONDITIONS.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL SLIDE THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING BRINGING INCREASING CLOUDS BUT NO PRECIPITATION.
HOWEVER WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES FRIDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RE-STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND CONTINUING TO PROMOTE WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT...SWINGING AROUND
                    TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
                    1400 PDT...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 2000 PDT.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN PLANK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.UPPER.01/OTX