FNUS76 KOTX 181459
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALMER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
759 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 1200 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 BUT LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING BY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.PALME.01/OTX