FNUS76 KOTX 151547
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE WENATCHEE HP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
847 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. THERE WILL ALSO BE
AN INCREASE IN WESTERLY WINDS BUT SURROUNDING HIGH TERRAIN SHOULD
PROTECT THE BURN AREA FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS WILL BECOME
TERRAIN DRIVEN TONIGHT AND 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.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY NEAR 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...WENATCHEE RIVER RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.LAKEW.01/OTX