FNUS76 KOTX 121446
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...WA DEPT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
746 AM PDT WED JUN 12 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

SUNNY SKIES WILL QUICKLY CLOUD UP WITH CUMULUS CLOUDS THROUGH
THE DAY. DUE TO INCREASED INSTABILITY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORM...BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE OVER THE
RIDGE LINE TO THE WEST BY 11 AM. ANY STORMS WILL TRACK NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START OFF LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN...ALTHOUGH THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO SOME
LOCAL AFTERNOON GUSTINESS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS
WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH A POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDER...
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY WITH CUMULUS BUILDUPS INCREASING
                    THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM AFTER 11 AM...MAINLY ALONG
                    THE RIDGE LINE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 11 AM. LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM THROUGH 7 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 7 PM...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130612.COUGA.02/OTX