FNUS76 KOTX 081347
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMMIT 61 62...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
647 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE EAST TODAY
ALLOWING A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.   THIS WILL PROMOTE ONE MORE DAY OF
WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS.  LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AND REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT
TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY...BECOMING SOUTH
                    9 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 19
                    MPH AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH
                    AFTER 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 19 MPH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN PLANK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120507.SUMMI.01/OTX