FNUS76 KOTX 031258
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL HILL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
558 AM PDT SUN OCT 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS
MOVED WELL EAST OF THE PROJECT AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A
DEEP TROUGH RIGHT OFF THE COAST. THE TROUGH WILL PUSH A WEAK
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE PROJECT TODAY RESULTING IN MUCH COOLER
AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE OCCASIONAL LIGHT
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE PROJECT TONIGHT BRINGING A
BRIEF BREAK TO THE WET WEATHER. THE OFFSHORE TROUGH WILL PASS
OVER THE PROJECT MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN ANOTHER CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR
                    SPRINKLES. BEST CHANCES BEFORE 1500.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTIAL
                    CLEARING LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101003.MINER.01/OTX