FNUS76 KOTX 021828
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 61   62...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1128 AM PDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE ONE
MORE DAY. STABLE CONDITIONS BENEATH THE RIDGE WILL BRING WARM
TEMPERATURES...BUT WILL INHIBIT THE MIXING POTENTIAL. THE RIDGE
WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND ALLOW A
WEAKENING WEATHER SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN
BY TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 AT THE BOTTOM AND 69 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM AND 47 PERCENT
                    AT THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT THE BOTTOM AND 62 AT THE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM AND 63 PERCENT
                    AT THE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101002.QUART.01/OTX