FNUS76 KOTX 021314
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
614 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG WITH THE JET STREAM IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY WILL ALLOW FOR GUSTY AND ROBUST WIND AT TIMES TO MIX
DOWN ON THE BURN AREA BUT THE HIGHER SLOPES OF THE CASCADES TO THE
WEST WILL CONTINUE TO RAIN-SHADOW AND KEEP THE BURN SITE
GENERALLY DRY TODAY. A WET AND INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING
FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAY BRING VERY LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN SITE
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 19
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................NEAR ZERO PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...KIMIKO NALLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.LIBER.01/OTX