FNUS76 KOTX 252156
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHLOOP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
256 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WET COLD FRONT WILL BE QUICKLY APPROACH THE CASCADES
TONIGHT...WITH RAIN BEGINNING TO FALL VERY CLOSE TO THE PROPOSED
IGNITION TIME OF 930 AM. THE RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE THE REST OF
MONDAY...TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. WETTING RAINS
ARE LIKELY...WITH ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTER INCHES LIKELY AT THE
BURN SITE. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
ONE INCH WILL FALL. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.


.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN THE REST OF THE DAY.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING QUICKLY TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH MID
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-55 VALLEYS AND 39-48 MOUNTAINS.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 81-100 PERCENT
                    MOUNTAINS.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD.
20-FOOT WIND........VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR (> 0.10 IN).....50 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR ,...............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FOOT)......WEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.


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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JOSH NORTHRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110926.FISHL.01/OTX