FNUS76 KOTX 110305
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAIRD SPRINGS FIRE...NWIMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
805 PM PDT FRI SEP 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1949 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE SCALE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY...BUT ALL OF THE SYSTEMS
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL STAY WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE
AREA.  AS A RESULT...WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS THIS EVENING
MAY CAUSE SOME GUSTY WINDS AS FAR EAST AS THE FIRE AREA...BUT THEY
ARE LIKELY TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.  OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BECOME
GENERALLY LIGHTER AFTER THIS EVENING WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...BRAD READING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100910.BAIRD.01/OTX