FNUS76 KOTX 181357
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM  2...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
657 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...PRODUCING
A DRY FORECAST EVEN INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE
EXPECTED...AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE
MIXING HEIGHTS LOW. HEIGHTS WILL BE AT THE SURFACE IN THE
MORNING...AND ONLY IMPROVE TO AROUND 1300 FEET AGL AT THE
IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT TODAY. ONLY A SMALL IMPROVEMENT IS
EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AS FAR AS MIXING. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CHANGE ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE BURN SITE
BRINGING MORE CLOUDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY IN
THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. 48 AT 1100 PDT
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH BETWEEN 1100 PDT AND
                    NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...1300 FEET AGL AT THE
                    IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.FARM1.01/OTX