FNUS76 KOTX 172347
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER PEAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
447 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THIS EVENING ONCE THE SUN
STARTS TO SET...WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST AGAIN THURSDAY. GOOD
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE LIKELY...THOUGH NIGHT TIME INVERSIONS
WILL BE CLOSE TO THE SURFACE.

.LATE AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    THROUGH 730 PM. WIND THEN DECREASING AND
                    BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH BY 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE BY 11 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH THROUGH 730 PM...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH BY 10 PM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.SILVE.01/OTX