FNUS76 KOTX 151849
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRIC  2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1149 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT PASSAGE THAT WENT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH SATURDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING.
NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.ELECT.01/OTX