FNUS76 KOTX 022228 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON...WAIIMT#1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 328 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGH THE UP-COMING WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES 15 DEGREES OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL BY MID-WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW WITH POOR OVER NIGHT RECOVERIES. EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BECOME MAINLY DIURNAL BY MONDAY. HEADS UP FOR INCREASED LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHICH MAY PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT THE BOTTOM AND 73 NEAR THE TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM AND 25 PERCENT AT THE TOP. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 1400 THEN BECOMING MAINLY SLOPE WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2000. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SUNNY AND WARM. TEMPERATURES 78 TO 83...UP 5 DEGREES. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY 17-21 PERCENT...DOWN 3-4 PERCENT. MAINLY UP-SLOPE/UP-VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX...5. .MONDAY... SUNNY AND WARM. TEMPERATURES 80 TO 85...UP 2 DEGREES. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY 14-18 PERCENT...DOWN 3 PERCENT. MAINLY UP-SLOPE/UP-VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX...5. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110902.SALMO.01/OTX