FNUS76 KOTX 061215
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PURTTEMAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
515 AM PDT WED OCT 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 REMAIN
PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN ON THURSDAY BUT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A
FEW HIGHER AFTERNOON GUSTS.

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.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.PURTT.01/OTX