FNUS76 KOTX 071551
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLE FACE 700...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
851 AM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT 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 LOW 80S THROUGH
AT LEAST SATURDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE A BIT TODAY
AND TOMORROW...AND THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TOMORROW.
IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...THEY WILL FORM OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES
AND BE SLOW MOVING. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
QUICK DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS...BUT THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ANY
ONE STORM WILL IMPACT THE KETTLE FACE PROJECT APPEARS QUITE
LOW GIVEN THE HIT AND MISS NATURE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1500 PM...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN
                    RIDGES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH. A SMALL CHANCE
                    OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORM
                    OUTFLOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1300 PDT...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. A SMALL
                    CHANCE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH
                    1900 PDT...DECREASING TO NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 6500 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JOHN WIRTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.KETTL.01/OTX