FNUS76 KOTX 062327
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GOLD  42...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
427 PM PDT MON MAY 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEK. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL RESULT IN WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ON TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHTLY
GREATER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...BUT SOME ERRATIC AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 2 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...ED OHLWEILER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.WESTG.01/OTX