FNUS76 KOTX 191804
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDIN TACO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1104 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WITH
VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS. TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE BURN AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

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.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.GARDI.01/OTX