FNUS76 KOTX 061140
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAD MEDICINE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
440 AM PDT WED OCT 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BURN SITE WILL PROMOTE DRY AND STABLE
CONDITIONS. PLACID SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE A FEW DEGREES
HIGHER THAN YESTERDAYS HIGHS...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER MINIMUM RH. ON
THURSDAY CLOUDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY...WITH SIMILAR TEMPS AND
HIGHER RH AS MOISTURE FROM A STORM SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH ADVECTS INTO
THE REGION...ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE WEST ON THURSDAY FEEDING INTO WEAK LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST...
BUT WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT.

FOR INCREASED ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF SPOT FORECASTS IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE SUBMITTED WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SITE AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE THE BURN TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 BOTTOM ELEVATION...65 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT BOTTOM....33 TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 BOTTOM...44 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT BOTTOM...70 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 BOTTOM...64 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT BOTTOM...45 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MONIKA NICHOLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.BADME.01/OTX