FNUS76 KOTX 281929
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRICHARD MURRAY UNITS 3 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1229 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM SOUTHERN BRITISH
COLUMBIA...CROSSING THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHWEST AND GUSTY BY 1300. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS
WILL VEER TO THE WEST BY 1600 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FRONTAL
PASSAGE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2000 AND 2200 WHEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST/NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 2300.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBOUND ON WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                             TO WEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                             20 MPH BY 1600.
                    TOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING
                          TO WEST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                          25 MPH BY 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...BILL MCLEOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.PRICH.01/OTX