FNUS76 KOTX 120144
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...WA DEPT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
644 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND A BETTER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY AS A SLOW MOVING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE REGION. WE EXPECT CLUSTERS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE WEATHER PATTERN EARLY NEXT WEEK
COULD BE AN ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM PATTERN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    6000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130612.COUGA.01/OTX