FNUS76 KOTX 061503
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEL 4...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
803 AM PDT MON MAY 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FIXED OVER THE
PROPOSED BURN SITE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. FOR TODAY THAT
WILL RESULT IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AND THIS
COULD RESULT IN A STRAY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 11AM AND
                    INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH...BUT ERRATIC GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    6000 FT AGL AFTER 1100 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...REED HECKLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.MEL4_.01/OTX