FNUS76 KOTX 081327
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO 15...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
627 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 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 TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN WARM TODAY AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS
THE BURN SITE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS COLD
FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. EXPECT
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING
                    7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1700 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.POTAT.01/OTX