FNUS76 KOTX 081655
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGSMOKE...KALISPEL TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
955 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM TODAY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DRY. A
DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TONIGHT...THIS WILL
RESULT STRONGER WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL COOL 8-12 DEGREES...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL STAY DRY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...BOB GILREIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.BIGSM.01/OTX