FNUS76 KOTX 011840
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK BENSON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1140 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 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
LIKELY BE LIGHT AND LARGELY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT
ON WEDNESDAY A STRENGTHENING PRE-FRONTAL SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WILL
LIKELY OVERWHELM THE TERRAIN INFLUENCE AND LEAD TO SOUTHERLY WINDS
DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS REACHING THE SURFACE AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.SOUTH.02/OTX