FNUS76 KOTX 071655
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAPOLEON...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
955 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER REMAINS TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE
AND MAY MOVE OVERHEAD OF THE BURN SITE DURING THE DAY. ADDITIONALLY
HIGH PRESSURE AND WARMER AIR ALOFT AT SOME OF THE MID LEVEL OF THE
ATMOSPHERE COULD WORK AGAINST EFFECTIVE MIXING TODAY. A WET
WET FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE BURN SITE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AN OCCASIONAL LIGHT SPRINKLE.
                    PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1900 FT
                    OR LESS AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    LIGHT SPRINKLES POSSIBLE. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT EBEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.NAPOL.01/OTX