FNUS76 KOTX 071053
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWCAM...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
353 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE BURN SITE WILL EXPERIENCE MORE CLOUDS AND HIGHER MINIMUM RH TODAY
THAN YESTERDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO THE WEST WILL ENHANCE THE UPSLOPE WINDS TODAY
...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE WEST FACING SLOPE. FRIDAY WILL
BE MUCH CLOUDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH EVEN HIGHER RH AND LIGHT WINDS.
A VERY MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING WETTING RAINS THIS
WEEKEND.

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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...AARON THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.COWCA.01/OTX