FNUS76 KLOX 141715
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1015 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0937 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA TODAY WILL
BRING INCREASING WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN AREA
TODAY. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING TONIGHT WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY
SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...PATCHY DENSE FOG IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RIDGES. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH PARTIAL CLEARING. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL RANGE FROM 5500 TO 6000 FEET. RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER INCH
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10-15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY
                    DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY A QUARTER MILE
                    OR LESS AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO UNDER 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
                    5500 TO 6000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UNDER 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WOFFORD
REQUESTED BY...KATE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110514.FORKS.01/LOX