FNUS76 KOTX 021343
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORDE 1 - DAY 3...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
643 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE REGION.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THEN WEDNESDAY
COUPLED WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
THE COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH OVERNIGHT BRINGING PASSING
CLOUDS AND WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RE-STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND PROMOTING WARMING TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0800
                    BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    16 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING 9 TO 13
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...RAY GUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.FORDE.01/OTX