FNUS76 KOTX 301828
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KALASTEN...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1128 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 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 8-12 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. THE
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL ALSO BRING LIGHT SURFACE WINDS
AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS TO THE KALASTEN 7 PROJECT...ALONG WITH
STRONG NIGHT TIME AND MORNING TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG INVERSIONS AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS
COULD MAKE SMOKE DISPERSION FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS A CHALLENGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 1900 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MARLA RAYMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.KALAS.01/OTX