FNUS76 KOTX 131500
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...WA DEPT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
800 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP A COOL AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER
THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR. THESE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO MOVE WITH A SLOW SPEED WHICH INCREASES
THE CHANCE THAT THEY COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY FOCUSED HEAVY RAINFALL
AND THUS A WETTING RAIN. THE SYSTEM EXITS OVERNIGHT AND WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY ALLOWING FOR A DECREASING TREND IN
SHOWER ACTIVITY AND A VERY SLIGHT BUT APPARENT WARMING TREND.
THE WIND FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT NOTED BELOW IS LENGTHY
BUT I FEEL IT IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WILL OCCUR SO I
DID NOT EDIT IT MUCH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH LATE 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 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130613.COUGA.01/OTX