FNUS76 KOTX 091539
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MITRE ROCK...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
839 AM PDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES WILL KEEP A STIFF
DRY EASTERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BURN AREA...
ALTHOUGH THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN THROUGH
THE DAY. A BLANKET OF HIGH THIN CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA AS TEMPERATURES WARM A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.
MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...VERNON STEARNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.MITRE.01/OTX