FNUS76 KOTX 251703
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGEOUS DEVIL...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1003 AM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE HOT AND DRY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE
VERY POOR AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE GORGEOUS
DEVIL WILDFIRE. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS EXPECTED TO BE AT
CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS...AND WITH WINDS SUSTAINED ABOVE 15 MPH...
CONDITIONS WILL BE RIPE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
BEHIND THURSDAY'S FRONT. THE WEEKEND WILL BE CONTINUED COOL WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1400 PDT...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 22 TO 27 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...EVAN RATCLIFFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100825.GORGE.01/OTX