FNUS76 KOTX 011717
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONNER 1...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1017 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA WILL PROMOTE
CLEAR AND SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH AN
INCREASE IN CLOUDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE REGION...DUE THROUGH THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BE A TRICKY ISSUE TODAY AS A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS MORNING MIGRATES EAST AND SOUTH INTO
THE IDAHO PANHANDLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE THE
GRADIENT TO SHIFT FROM NORTHERLY THIS MORNING TO SOUTHERLY BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT WILL BE LIGHT HOWEVER...ALLOWING TERRAIN
TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AND PERHAPS DOMINANT INFLUENCE ON THE DIRECTION
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY AFTER THE MORNING INVERSION MIXES OUT
...WINDS WILL BE MORE RELIABLY SOUTH DOWN THE SINLAHEKIN VALLEY...AND
STRONGER THAN TODAY AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 3 MPH UNTIL INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 11
                    AM...THEN NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...SHIFTING CLOCKWISE
                    THROUGH THE EAST WHILE BECOMING VERY LIGHT BETWEEN
                    1 AND 2 PM AND SETTLING INTO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 MPH AFTER 1 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.CONNE.01/OTX