FNUS76 KOTX 251439
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAIL ROAD BUTTE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
739 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL AND DRY BUT STILL SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER
THE BURN AREA TODAY. SOME AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CUMULUS WILL
DEVELOP DUE TO THE INSTABILITY. TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST
SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT INTO THIS EVENING. THIS SAME UPPER LEVEL
TRANSPORT WIND SHOULD MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY AFTERNOON AND
THEN SUBSIDE TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AFTER 1800 HRS.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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.RAILR.01/OTX