FNUS76 KOTX 101403
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
703 AM PDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY WILL BE WELL EAST OF
THE BURN AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN A WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND LIGHTER WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AIR MOVING IN BEHIND
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 20S TODAY...AND EASTERLY FLOW TONIGHT WILL RESULT
IN POOR RH RECOVERIES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TOMORROW WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 2200 PDT TONIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.POTAT.01/OTX