FNUS76 KOTX 141701
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE 1...WA DEPT FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1001 AM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL SPRING LIKE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WITH
DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT LATE
ON WEDNESDAY WILL SPREAD MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER OVER THE BURN.
EXPECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES WITH THIS SYSTEM TOMORROW...BUT
NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL. SOUTH WINDS LOOK TO BE
A MPH OR TWO STRONGER TOMORROW WITH THE FRONT...BUT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE MUCH MORE OF A WIND PRODUCER THAN THIS. THE COOL WEATHER WILL
REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA FOR MOST OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES AND
RH VALUES REMAINING NEAR TYPICAL READINGS FOR MAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. FLAT CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1000 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2100 AND
                    THEN SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHWEST 1 TO
                    4 MPH AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 800 FT AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SWITCHING NORTH-NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 0700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130514.BLUE1.01/OTX