FNUS76 KOTX 081729
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLOWERY 11...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1029 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM FOR ONE MORE DAY TODAY WITH DRY
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DRY. A MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BURN SITE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED AND GUSTY WINDS
OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL
COOL 8-12 DEGREES FROM TODAY...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN
ON THE DRY SIDE. COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE
A WARMING TREND STARTS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.FLOWE.01/OTX