FNUS76 KOTX 241335
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONNER  3...WDFW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
635 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE BURN AREA TODAY
BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES. SCATTERED RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE VISIBLE ON NEARBY PEAKS AND RIDGES...BUT SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED
TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND THE BURN SITE. A WESTERLY SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL AUGMENT THE
NORMAL UPSLOPE WIND TODAY...AND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER BRITISH
COLUMBIA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...THESE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT TO
MODERATE AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY FLOWING UP THE SINLAHEKIN VALLEY.
TUESDAY WILL LIKELY BE CONTINUED COOL WITH DRY AND MAINLY SUNNY
CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLEAR AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.CONNE.01/OTX