FNUS76 KOTX 122139
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK ON THE RUN...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
239 PM PDT TUE OCT 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA UNTIL
LATE IN THE DAY THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A GRADUAL WARMING
AND DRYING TREND PEAKING AT THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL
HIGH THIN CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL PASS OVERHEAD INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING OVERHEAD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING OVERHEAD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING OVERHEAD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1900 FT
                    AGL OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CORY FLESHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101012.ELKON.01/OTX