FNUS76 KOTX 011241
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL HILL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 AM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL PERSIST OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING MORE DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER.
THE RIDGE WILL BREAKDOWN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER
WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS. IT WILL ALSO BECOME BREEZY AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT
                     RAIN SHOWERS. BECOMING BREEZY BY AFTERNOON.
                     MUCH COOLER.


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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101001.MINER.02/OTX