FNUS76 KOTX 250032
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGEOUS DEVIL...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
532 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1715 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. GENERAL WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL ALIGN WITH THE UPSLOPE
SOUTHWEST WINDS CREATING GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS. STRONGER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY IN COMBINATION WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEADING TO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN NORTHEAST
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH MID
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...EVAN RATCLIFFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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