FNUS76 KOTX 232009
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER RIVER UNIT 35...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
109 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING DRYING AND WARMING CONDITIONS WITH
MODERATE 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 BURN
SITE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78. 74 AT 115 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. 28 PERCENT AT 115 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT...... 2900 FT AGL AT 115 PM...BECOMING 3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH BY 7 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...GOODE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110923.UPPER.02/OTX