FNUS76 KOTX 230042
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRTHDAY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
542 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1703 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE RIDGE WILL BRING DRYING AND WARMING
CONDITIONS WITH STRONG INVERSIONS EXPECTED TO FORM DURING THE
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS INVERSION WILL LIKELY
BRING POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TO THE HIGHER PORTIONS
OF THE FIRE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RELATIVELY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 57 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT BASE OF FIRE TO 50 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION HEIGHT FORMING BETWEEN 5000-5500 FT
                    MSL WITH 1000 FT MIXING HEIGHTS ABOVE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING
                    THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 62 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT BASE OF FIRE TO 38 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    MSL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 60 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT BASE OF FIRE TO 38 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION TOP BETWEEN 5000-5500 FEET WITH MIXING
                    HEIGHTS AROUND 1000 FT ABOVE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...LONNIE NEWTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.BIRTH.02/OTX