FNUS76 KOTX 222259
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OHIO FIRE...SPOKANE FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
359 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF INCREASING AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED
WITH LOW RH WILL BRING A CRITICAL PERIOD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
WINDS WILL STAY UP A BIT OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT SHIFTS EAST WITH
NOTHING MORE THAN A VERY WIDELY SCATTERED SPRINKLE EXPECTED. HIGH
RH VALUES AND LOWER WIND SPEEDS LOOK TO BE IN STORE TUESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BECOME REESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING. WINDS DECREASING TO 9 TO
                    13 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SCHAEFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.OHIOF.01/OTX