FNUS76 KOTX 071352
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SE PALMER...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
652 AM PDT MON MAY 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE...DRY
WEATHER...WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. WIND DIRECTION WILL
GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE EAST AND NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT
MAY VARY A BIT AS THEY WILL BE VERY LIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE 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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON GUST UP TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120507.SEPAL.01/OTX