FNUS76 KOTX 211329
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHTANK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
629 AM PDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE BURN AREA WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND WARM
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. A PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE BRUSHING
THE AREA AND FLATTENING THE RIDGE WILL PROMOTE INCREASING MID LEVEL
CLOUD COVER TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW...WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF
BRIEF SPRINKLES ON THE BURN SITE THURSDAY MORNING. A PLACID SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MORNING SPRINKLES POSSIBLE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110920.FISHT.01/OTX