FNUS76 KOTX 241553
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURMA ROAD...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
853 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TRANSIENT DRY STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN WHETHER OR NOT WINDS WILL STAY NORTH-NORTHWEST ALL
DAY OR SWITCH TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY BRINGING
GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. A WEAK STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRUSH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT WILL BRING A BRIEF
INCREASE IN THE WIND. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT
WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........FOGGY EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    AFTER 1100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING WEST AT 7 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS OF 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS OF 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 1 TO 2 MPH AFTER
                    2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF  4 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.BURMA.01/OTX