FNUS76 KOTX 231943
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NURSERY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1243 PM PDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1227 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S COOL FRONT...CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE AREA
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RH AND
LIGHTER WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND SHIFT
TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AS AIR FEEDS INTO A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE
COLUMBIA BASIN. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON THE FIRE SITE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SMALL CHANCE OF NOCTURNAL
LIGHTNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE OF
A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE FIRE AREA IS VERY SMALL. A GRADUAL WARMING
AND DRYING TREND WILL COMMENCE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BETWEEN SMALL CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.NURSE.01/OTX