FNUS76 KOTX 301758
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN SONG 7...COF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1058 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT 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 10-14 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. THE
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL ALSO BRING LIGHT SURFACE WINDS
AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS TO THE SWAN SONG 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.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING
                    TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BY LATE DAY.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MATT DAUENHAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.SWANS.02/OTX