FNUS76 KOTX 291818
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRICHARD MURRAY UNITS 3 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1118 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS WEEK INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.  WARM AND DRY
WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. TODAY WILL BE A COUPLE OF
DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE WEAK TODAY AND TOMORROW...
AND LOOK FOR STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS TO DEVELOP BY MID
EVENING BOTH DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION...75.
                    TOP ELEVATION...67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION...48.
                    TOP ELEVATION...54.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM ELEVATION...95 PERCENT.
                    TOP ELEVATION...80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM ELEVATION...77.
                    TOP ELEVATION...69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 1000 PDT...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...BILL MCLEOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.PRICH.01/OTX