FNUS76 KOTX 071841
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE ALDER  3 AND  4...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1141 AM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A CONTINUATION OF VERY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE A
BIT TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE SUBTLE INCREASE IN HUMIDITY MAY PROVIDE
ENOUGH MOISTURE TO TRIGGER A STRAY THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE BLUE
ALDER 3 AND 4 PROJECTS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CLOUD COVER 0 TO 10 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (NORTH/NORTHWEST) 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    6200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.BLUEA.02/OTX