FNUS76 KOTX 191601
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HELMS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
901 AM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL HIGH THIN CLOUDS WILL PASS OVERHEAD
...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...EXPECT SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...NEAR NORMAL HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
THROUGH THURSDAY. A COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND.

TO IMPROVE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF FORECAST IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
A FRESH SPOT REQUEST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO BURN TIME TOMORROW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DOUG FREDERICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.WESTH.01/OTX