FNUS76 KOTX 181712
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIMPTKIN CREEK...COLVILLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1012 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 RESIDE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...PRODUCING
A DRY FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CLEAR AND SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT MORE HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY. LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
HIGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE MIXING HEIGHTS LOW. 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 A POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY ENSMINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.SWIMP.01/OTX