FNUS76 KOTX 071142
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PURTTEMAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
442 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1625 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BURN SITE WILL EXPERIENCE DRY AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY
WITH HIGHER MINIMUM RH AND SIMILAR TEMPERATURES TO YESTERDAY. TERRAIN
DRIVEN LIGHT WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN DOMINATE THE BURN AREA...BUT WITH
SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE
RIDGE TOP. 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 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPDRAINAGE 3 TO 6 MPH. SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNDRAINAGE 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MARK VILLALOBOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.PURTT.01/OTX