FNUS76 KOTX 071905
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RUBY NORTH -UNIT 11   49...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1205 PM PDT MON MAY 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL PROMOTE
DRY WEATHER...WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. WIND DIRECTION WILL
BE VARIABLE AT TIMES...BUT GENERALLY SOUTHEASTERLY AS AFTERNOON WEARS
ON. A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE BURN SITE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH PRE-FRONTAL WINDS
OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST IN THE MORNING SWITCHING OVER TO THE SOUTHWEST
WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE A LITTLE GUSTY
AT TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120507.BLUER.01/OTX