FNUS76 KOTX 100407
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROGERS...NEWICC DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
907 PM PDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2055 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS THE FIRE LOCATION DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.  THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WINDS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...ALONG WITH MUCH INCREASED
INSTABILITY BY EVENING.  THE BEST CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
IN THE VERY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY FROM THE
FIRE LOCATION NORTHWARD. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL MOVE
BRISKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND ARE LIKELY TO BE WET. THEY SHOULD
TAPER OFF AND MOVE NORTHEAST EAST OF THE FIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.ROGER.01/OTX