FNUS76 KOTX 091448
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 73...USFS-COF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
748 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 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 DEGREES COOLER
COMPARED TO TUESDAY BUT DRIER DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.  COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND STARTS FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...NE DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.QUART.01/OTX