FNUS76 KOTX 140112
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRTHDAY...KUSICKOS IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
612 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1829 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WHICH HAS PRODUCED THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER
THE PAST WEEK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A GRADUAL COOLING TREND AND ALLOW FOR A SLOW AND SLIGHT
INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES
WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS EACH
DAY THIS WEEK. THE BREEZIEST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
THURSDAY EVENING WHEN A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT PASSES. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS WILL EXIST LATE THIS WEEK INTO
THE WEEKEND WITH THE CHANCE OF ANY WETTING RAIN FROM IT LIKELY
TO REMAIN NEAR ZERO PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT 4500 FT MSL...62 AT 6500 FT MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4500 FT MSL...42 PERCENT AT
                    6500 FT MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE TO UPVALLEY OR WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 AT 4500 FT MSL...55 AT 6500 FT MSL.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT 4500 FT MSL...44 PERCENT AT
                    4500 FT MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH OR DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................NEAR ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT 4500 FT MSL...58 AT 6500 FT MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT 4500 FT MSL...47 PERCENT AT
                    6500 FT MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.BIRTH.01/OTX