FNUS76 KOTX 121551
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAUK PASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
851 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE BURN PROJECT TODAY
RESULTING IN DRYING WEATHER AND WEAKENING WINDS. THE INFLUENCE OF
THE RIDGE WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON THURSDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER
WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT
DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CASCADES BY EARLY
FRIDAY RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION...BUT
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 9 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 17 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1
                    TO 3 MPH AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.SWAUK.01/OTX