FNUS76 KOTX 081047
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PURTTEMAN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
347 AM PDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASINGLY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING HEAVY MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY...WHILE WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PROMOTE LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS UP THE
DRAINAGE AND SLOPE TODAY. TONIGHT CLOUDS WILL THICKEN WITH
RAIN BECOMING LIKELY BY DAWN. SATURDAY WILL BRING RAIN...WITH
RAINFALL OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH LIKELY BY SATURDAY EVENING ON THE BURN
SITE.

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 CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CHAD LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.PURTT.01/OTX