FNUS76 KOTX 301125
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND PILOT...BLM/ USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
425 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER SUNNY SKIES...LIGHT
WINDS AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY. A SERIES OF WEAK
WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION ON
SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. MUCH WETTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE PROJECT BY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS OF 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    THE SURFACE AFTER 1700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...LONNIE NEWTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.ISLAN.01/OTX