FNUS76 KOTX 312139
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON...WAIIMT #1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
239 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1508 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA ON THURSDAY
BRINGING AN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLOUD COVER ALONG
WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD IN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING CLEAR
SKIES AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS. A STRONGER WARMING AND DRYING
TREND IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS A STRONGER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OVER THE AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO NEAR
                    THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.SALMO.01/OTX