FNUS76 KOTX 072258
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RIDGE...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
358 PM PDT MON MAY 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA WILL PROMOTE DRY WEATHER...
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS INTO TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN WARM ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS
THE BURN SITE BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS LATE TUESDAY AND BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES BY WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 2000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.NATAP.01/OTX