FNUS76 KOTX 150010
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BEAR UNIT 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
510 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD INCREASING CLOUDS OVER THE BURN
AREA OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN
PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. A WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM. ANOTHER
WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN NEAR
                    SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALELY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.WESTB.01/OTX