FNUS76 KOTX 071651
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE 2 - DAY 2...WA DEPT FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
951 AM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 07.
USED OBSERVATIONS NEAR OMAK AND CONCONULLY DAM...PLEASE
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL OBSERVATION IN THE SPOT REQUEST NEXT TIME.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MORE WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY HIGHER THEN EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WITH LIGHTER TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS ANTICIPATED. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER
3 PM AND FORMING ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WEAK FRONT WILL BRUSH
THE REGION THIS EVENING AND KEEP A SMALL THREAT OF LIGHT
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE
                    RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH. WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2 PM. LOCAL GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
                    LOCAL GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    ANY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ON THE RIDGES.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH.WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF/GK
REQUESTED BY...RAY GUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.BLUE2.01/OTX