FNUS76 KOTX 091342
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO 16...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
642 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY COOLER AIR WILL FLOOD INTO THE REGION TODAY CREATING
BREEZY CONDITIONS.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10-15 DEGREES COOLER
COMPARED TO TUESDAY BUT DRIER DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.  COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND STARTS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    28 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 6 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.POTAT.01/OTX