FNUS76 KOTX 201814
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANGEL UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1114 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. CIRRUS WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. A FEW CUMULUS ARE
POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.
RIDGE TOPS WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON..
AND GRADUALLY SWING TO THE SOUTH THIS EVENING.  OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILDER WITH GOOD TO FAIR RECOVERIES AT THE
MID SLOPES. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS
AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 BOTTOM...66 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT BOTTOM....38 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS
                    SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 BOTTOM...47 MID SLOPE TO TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 TO 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING DRAINAGE IN THE VALLEY. RIDGE
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL THROUGH 7 PM...THEN DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 BOTTOM...54 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT BOTTOM...51 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130520.ANGEL.01/OTX