FNUS76 KOTX 301929
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOCAT 5B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1229 PM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY WARM TODAY...FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 7-11 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL UNDERGO A BIG CHANGE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...SHOWERS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT
SNOW AS LOW AS 5000-6000 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 4 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 2100 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AROUND 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...BILL MCLEOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.JOCAT.01/OTX