FNUS76 KOTX 112303
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARDNER...CATALDO - IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
403 PM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. BUILDING
CUMULUS CLOUDS MAY PRODUCE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LOW. HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WITH A COLD FRONT...RESULTING IN A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HIT OR MISS AND THE OVERALL THREAT OF
WETTING RAINS IS LOW. WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY WITH FRONT OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST WITH THE FRONT...BUT THE FIRE WILL LIKELY BE MORE
SHELTERED FROM THESE WINDS COMPARED TO AT THE RIDGE LINE. MORE
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AS
THE MAIN TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHES IN OFF OF THE PACIFIC.
THIS TROUGH WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS ON MONDAY.
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM BEFORE SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH AROUND 5 TO 6 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BEFORE 8 PM...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...TURNING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH TOWARD 2 TO 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3500 FT AGL AFTER 10 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...CODY GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130511.WARDN.01/OTX