FNUS76 KOTX 151803
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOCAT  11...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1103 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST FRONT...CURRENTLY POISED JUST OFF THE COAST...WILL DRIFT
TOWARD THE PROPOSED BURN SITE LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
THIS WILL RESULT IN THICKENING CLOUDS AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN LATE TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LINGER
OVER THE BURN SITE THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HEYN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100915.JOCAT.01/OTX