FNUS76 KOTX 191927
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREASED SAWLOG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1227 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 PDT 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 CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY...
ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY...AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.GREAS.01/OTX