FNUS76 KOTX 261935
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE PILES...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1235 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN TODAY...WITH ONLY INCREASING
CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED WINDS. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
BRITISH COLUMBIA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL BE A LITTLE
WETTER. IN BETWEEN EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE FOR THURSDAY FOR DRY AND
STABLE CONDITIONS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BEGIN
TO EFFECT THE BURN UNIT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AT IGNITION TIME...THEN EXPECT
                    CLEARING SKIES EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. 40 AT IGNITION TIME.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. 47 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH BY 6 PM WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING 1900 FT
                    AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.BEEHI.01/OTX