FNUS76 KOTX 071035
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROARING RIDGE UB...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
335 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 EXERT A MORE WESTERLY BIAS
TO THE DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
POSSIBLE NEAR THE RIDGE TOP THIS AFTERNOON. 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.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO GARIBAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.ROARI.01/OTX