FNUS76 KOTX 130602
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 17...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1102 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2231 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION...ALTHOUGH
THE SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE NEAR THE FIRE AREA AND LEAD
TO ERRATIC WINDS OVERNIGHT. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...BUT IT REMAIN DRY. LITTLE CHANGE
IN AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.
WINDS WILL PICK UP BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
WITH LOCALLY GUSTY CONDITIONS NEAR THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH AREAS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.HIGHW.01/OTX